We received a suggestion to post our itinerary, so that you'll be able to anticipate our whereabouts beforehand, so here goes: *Thu, 8/18 - depart LAX for SFO, and then to Beijing *Fri, 8/19 - arrive Beijing late afternoon *Sat, 8/20 - Sight-seeing Tiananmen Sq, Forbidden City, Summer Palace *Sun, 8/21 - Worship service (Woohoo!), Great Wall, duck dinner (yummy!) *Mon, 8/22 - Morning flight to Changsha (capital of Hunan Province); receive Sarah!! *Tue-Thu, 8/23-25 - Hanging out with Sarah, sight-seeing, paperwork, shopping, losing sleep?! *Fri, 8/26 - Afternoon flight to Guangzhou (Guangdong Province, near Hong Kong) *Sat, 8/27 - Sarah's medical exam, shopping, sight-seeing *Sun, 8/28 - Fill out consulate forms, trying to catch up on sleep! *Mon, 8/29 - Consulate appointment (9:30 a.m.) *Tue, 8/30 - Pick up child's visa *Wed, 8/31 - Fly
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