Ahoy, I am writing this at 6 in the morning according to Chinese standard time. I have some jet lag, but being up at 6 in the morning is better than me wanting to just go to bed at 6 in the morning. Anyway, here's a recap of my departure: Woke up at 3 AM and headed for the RDU airport. Almost checked in the wrong bag because we have 3 bags that look identical. Said goodbye to my brother and Dad, threw away the bottle of water I had accidentally brought, and began my trip to China. I'd already had breakfast but people in my group wanted to eat so I had a second breakfast at Bruegger's Bagels which wasn't very good. Our first flight was from Raleigh to JFK, and it went by very
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