'Up in the Air' and coming back down to Earth

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Flying with Emirates was pretty damn nice. The entertainment was incredible. They had every UK number 1... ever! On my flight to Dubai I had the most incredible dessert (for a plane anyway!) I think it was called a Mango & Passion Fruit Cheesecake, but it had more of a mousse texture. So sweet!

Was pretty lucky with who I ended up sitting next to on my Dubai - Beijing flight. I had a very talkative Chinese man from a place to the North-East of Beijing. Got a good bit of insight into what the next three weeks might be like from him. "You will learn so much!" I hope so! He lived a lifestyle which I would compare to that of Ryan Bingham (played by George Clooney) from one of the 5+ films I watched on the flights. He said he wants to quit it within five years - he wanted a travelling career, but he got too much of what he asked for.

Pretty much everyone on the programme seems nice! We arrived around midnight and were met by a small group of volunteers (mainly English students) who are going to be with us over the next few weeks. Very friendly. I'm kinda shocked by how much Chinese I already understand. I just need to be brave enough to actually use some now!

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Himalayas
Flying over the Himalayas