In less than two weeks I get on a plane to China. Only now is what I'm about to do sinking in. I am taking a one way flight to a country I have never visited, to learn a language I barely know enough of to survive. I will be studying Mandarin for eleven months. I will not be going to the popular coastal cities of Beijing or Shanghai. Xi'an is deep in the middle of the country. It has over 8 Million people, I don't know any of them. I am staring at the biggest challenge of my life. For two years I have been preparing and planning this trip, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Can you think of anything more exiting? Fasten your seat belts, there is no emergency exit.
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