我真爱北京. Seriously though, I do really love Beijing. So much so that being awarded the $1,200 Barlow grant to go back really has made my year.
As i pack the final touches and get ready to see domodovo on the way to the beautifully smoggy city I call my third home, it’s no wonder that I get a little bit anxious.
What to pack, what to buy, what to do when in Beijing, home for four months exactly a year ago?
As always a book for the 19 hour flight
Is a must in my case it’s middlesex by Geoffrey Eugenides. But past that one memory that sticks out about that city and has impacted my packing is the weather. It’s cold. And when I mean cold , let us remember that I’m a very happy Batesie. A girl used to the winter. Enough said right?!
But past all the basics I’m really excited to have packed my journal aka WordPress app on my comp and iPhone.
While my memories may become more vague, the instant I write something down I get a burst of happy experiences rushing throughout my body. It’s for that reason that this years trip will be different.
I will be blogging almost everyday (or trying to at least) and writing down my thoughts and experiences. Because lets face it: not many people can say they’ve lived the culture of Beijing, and fewer people can say that they have lived their culture twice.
I thank Bates and my family. Without this education I wouldnot be able to have the goals I’ve created today. So peace my b’s bc I’m heading off to my third home: 北京
