Jet Lag

This is a blog mostly for me to record my own experiences this summer. However, I would love to share it with all of my friends who are interested in keeping up with my adventures.

This morning I almost missed my flight because I hadn't really slept in the past two days, so I fell asleep at the gate while waiting to board the aircraft. When I opened my eyes, all the passengers were gone, and I was freaking out that the plane had already left and that I had missed my flight. Luckily I made it with only a few minutes before the doors were closed. Whew. I then continued to sleep the entire flight, as well as sleep when I arrived at my apartment. Well - what can I say, I had received an average a 3 hours of sleep a night during debate camp! I'm glad that's almost over!

The new airport at Beijing is huge and gorgeous! Everybody should fly to Beijing just to see it. The light rail station next door is like a turtle shell. Being in Beijing this summer should be very exciting and there many new changes since last year! However, the air pollution is still the same.

Tomorrow I plan to arrive at Peking University to discuss my project with my adviser. I will also meet with Richard Howard, the director of the International Labor Organization's HIV workplace program. I hope this will be an exciting and productive summer!