I used to be exhilarated just packing and carrying my big backpack to the airport. Doing this once a year, nowadays this seems more like a routine. But it is the unknown ahead that excites me. I absolutely do not know what to expect. Honestly though, I'm looking forward to Beijing, because I know exactly what I'm gonna do there, but what lies ahead in 四川? Well, I'm not gonna expect too much. My objective is to be able to use Mandarin to really talk to the people there, to understand their needs, physically and spiritually, to care for them however limited an outsider can do, and perhaps even to make a friend or two.
Right now though, I'm stuck in YVR. 4 hours delay! I might have to stay overnight in Beijing. But whatever gonna come up, it's all part of God's plan. Got a $10 lunch voucher, and I'm so full now. Actually I prefer to stay in Beijing for the night, so I can change some RMB there, and don't have to find the hostel in HK in the dark.
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