VEEERY NIIICE!

Today we leave for our extended travel!

IES Beijing hosts 3 trips for students. Two into Yunnan province, and one through the northern route of the Silk Road. I had picked the Yunan province since one of the groups down there visits Tibetan peoples and hikes through Himalayas.... but I wasn't selected in the raffle.. ohh well.

Today we fly to Xinjiang province and over the course of two weeks make our way back east towards Xi'an. Xinjiang is on the far northwest corner of China. Kazakastan, Russia, and Mongolia surround it's northern borders. GREAT SUCCESS!

The silk road trip is divided into two groups; english speaking and chinese speaking. Lucky for me I am in the 'you can only speak Chinese on this trip or we will deport you' group.

For a quick refresher on The Silk Road, see the link;

Wikipedia - Silk Road Info

“Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world, can write anything they want about any subject. So you know you are getting the best possible information.” - Michael Scott

No internet for two weeks. I'll catch up on all the posts I should have already written when I get back.