We made it

After a one hour flight to Detroit, a three hour lay over, and a twelve and a half hour flight, we finally made it to Beijing! The flights weren't bad at all, the plane had personal tvs with a lot of new movies. I'm surprised I haven't fallen asleep yet, other than a fifteen minute nap on the way to Detroit, but the excitement of meeting many new friends and traveling keeps me going. I met up with about ten other girls who live around Atlanta and Detroit, so I wasn't traveling alone. I did not get to sit with any of the girls on the way to Beijing though, but I had the experience to meet two college students who are going to China to teach kids English! My dinner that night consisted of airplane chicken, potatoes, salad, and a roll. Although the tray that it came on was cute, it was not my favorite chicken I've ever eaten but it wasn't bad. We ate two other meals on the plane; a sandwich and some pasta and then we landed in Beijing around 3:00 am the next morning, 3:00 pm China time, where we met up with our guide for just Beijing, Vivian. She drove us to the hotel where we met up with the rest of our group and I met my roommate. We formally met everyone on the trip and received a bag full of snacks and our tshirt which we were informed to wear three times on the trip. After that we were allowed to wonder around the streets near our hotel and so we ate dinner locally and then walked around then "Walmart." I'm already starting to connect well with some of the girls, but I still have a lot more to meet. Exhausted and excited!