Getting ready to leave home and travel the world with a backpack in less than a month is not easy. In case you'd like to join me or are just interested in how it's done, here's my to do list: - First things first, I need a visa. This unfortunately involves deciding where I want to go first. I chose China because I have a few contacts there, there's a great exchange rate, and I should have the ability to work there, teaching English, if I decide that's what I want to do. Getting the visa was easy given my close location to D.C. Just dropped off my passport (which I already had) and picked up the visa 4 business days later for U.S.$50. - Get a plane ticket. The "around the world" ticket was an
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