Ready or Not...Here We Come!

We are at the airport and ready to fly! Originally we were seated in the 3 middle seats in the middle section of 6. Aron is such a great traveler. He walked up to the desk and asked the nice clerk if we could change seats. Now, one of us is in an aisle seat. It will be so much easier to get in and out of our seats if we don't have to climb over people. Yay!

Danielle is very excited! She notices everything, and the airport is a great place to people watch. There are all types of people aren't there?...small ones, big ones, suited ones, pajama ones, stuck in the 80's ones, smiley ones, grumpy ones, demanding ones, hippy ones. It's amazing to me that we can go literally around the world in less than 24 hours. Tomorrow morning when you get to work we will be landing in Beijing. Our world is small, and shrinking all the time.  I think that we have a lot to learn about others, a lot to learn from others. I really can't wait to experience China again. It is so different from Michigan that it's hard to even put into words all that we will see and do. Danielle's dance class asked her to dance on the Great Wall for them. So, she is going to do just that. She will have the trip of a lifetime.

There are kind people everywhere you go. The streets in Beijing are death defying. There is a moped lane, then 4 lanes (sometimes more), then a moped lane going the other direction. Last time Aron and I were in Beijing we could not get across the street. Aron had decided we should explore some, and before you know it, it got dark. So, there we were, two white people in a sea of teeny tiny Asians. Right next to us were two little ladies. They were arm in arm (customary in China). Aron said, "When those ladies go, we go." So, when they started across, I grabbed the lady next me and screamed all the way to the other side. She laughed and laughed at me. I still remember her scarf covered head and silver hair. She was kind. We were loving the people.

I will try to chronicle our trip. We will be busy with Little One. I want you all to know what China is like. I want you to fall in love with a place very different from home. I will try to blend in...I know, very funny. You've heard the saying, "When in Rome..." In this case..."When in China...." Ready or not, here we come!