- Just mailed our passports to the China Visa Service Center in Chicago, so they can get our China visa. This is a great service because it must be done at a China embassy and Chicago is the closest to us. Of course the worry about mailing our precious passports makes this step pretty exciting... I am also considering a short vacation this January with girlfriends to Mexico, so I need that back!
- We saw Carl & Chi-tsai last week in New Jersey for Thanksgiving. We learned a lot about what to expect and how to say a few things (mainly hello and thank you, the latter I have already forgotten). We also have a better idea of what to bring for clothes and what to expect. This really got me excited.
- I am making a list in my head. There are some things we need to remember like getting money at the airport, so the list includes packing and reminders.
- Do we have the right luggage, shoes, etc? Bob needs real walking/hiking shoes/sneakers (he's a converse kind of guy) so there will be shopping. I have a habit of talking myself into new things for trips always, so I am sure I'll join him. We also want to put together our best "technical" clothing, since we'll be going to a hot/wet climate.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Putting things in order for Asia
I think that 114 days is not too far in advance to start obsessing over our trip to Taiwan and China in the spring. Here's what I have done/thought about:
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It really is a huge trip. A friend and her husband took their 2 (adopted from China) daughters about a year and a half ago and had to spend a lot of time prepping them about such things as differences in toilets. Jenny & Mike lived in China for a year so maybe you can get some tips New Years.
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