Tomorrow I have to turn in my paperwork to get my Chinese entry visa. Unfortunately, that meant I had to once again visit Walgreens and suffer from the sub-par service they seem to always exhibit at that one particular location (Murray and Scholls in Beaverton for all of you who'd like to avoid the multiple fiascoes I've endured there). I had to get another set of passport photos made up so I could turn one in with my paperwork. Yes, I already had a spare from when I originally applied for my passport, but the lady who took that application stapled it. I don't want to risk having everything rejected because of staple holes.
I'm almost in Asia!
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Chinese Visa
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Even closer now
The trip is so close now I can almost taste it. Well, feel it. OK, both of those statements are kind of strange (you can't taste or feel a trip in the first place). But I'm really anxious for the trip anyway. It's exciting to know that inside of two whole months I will be getting on a plane for a multiple hour flight over the Pacific Ocean.
Things seem even more real now that our director has finally asked for our Passports so he can get our Chinese visas. It means that, at this point, the trip will happen and I'll really be going to Asia. Just think, a real trip abroad for the FIRST TIME EVER! Wouldn't you be excited?
Does anyone have any suggestions for locations to visit while I'm there? I'll be travelling to Tokyo, Beijing, and Shanghai. I've never been to any of those cities and only ever researched Tokyo. Any and almost all suggestions for places to visit, enjoy, photograph, or just see will be GREATLY appreciated!
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
New Years Resolutions
Who would've thought that it would be 2007 so soon? I hope everyone else had just as much fun ringing in the new year as I did; it was a blast here in Eugene. Since it's now January, and a new year, I decided some resolutions were in order. The following is a highly abridged draft version of my resolutions for 2007, in no particular order:
Health-related:
- No soda (excluding root beer) until March.
- At least two well-balanced meals per day.
- Drink more juice.
- Eat out no more than 4 meals per week.
- Climb at least 30 minutes 3 times each week.
Other:
- Write creatively at least 30 minutes each day.
- Read at least 2 books each month ("recreational reading").
- Keep my personal living space completely clean (needing to be re-cleaned less than once a month).
- Update at least one of my blogs at least every other day.
There are most likely others, but they are either private, no currently on my mind, or I just don't care enough to divulge them at this time. I hope the rest of you have some good resolutions for the year. Let's cross our fingers that we can all keep those resolutions as long as possible.
Friday, December 29, 2006
It's been over a week since I've posted, and I apologize for that. It's just over two months now until I leave for Asia and I am really excited. Christmas has come and gone, and I'm awaiting the rapidly approaching New Year.
Good luck to everyone in 2007. One of my first resolutions for the new year is to write something at least once per day. Whether that will be this blog, my writing blog, or an entry in some other media I do not yet know. In any case, stay safe through the rest of 2006 and I'll see you next year!
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
December
Only 5 days left until Christmas. Can you believe I have all of my shopping done? I usually end up waiting until there are only a few days left, but this year I was on the ball. I'm spending time in Eugene with my girlfriend, and did all of my shopping when I got here. It was very convenient because of the way Eugene works. For some reason, no one here does anything before 10:45 in the morning. So I just hit the stores before then, skipped all the traffic and the checkout lines, and then got back to the apartment to do other things (laundry, gift wrapping, writing, etc.).
For Christmas, I got Annie a membership to the local rock climbing gym. I gave it to her a while ago so she could start going after work. Then I bought one for myself after I got to town. We've gone for at least an hour a day for the last three days straight! We aren't going tonight, though, to give our bodies an extra day to recouperate. I literally couldn't lift anything last night and I decided an extra day to let my muscles heal will help my coordination when we go tomorrow.
All of my other shopping is done, too. I got my mom a **** ******. I really hope she like it. Dad's getting a ****** ****, Kevin's getting a *** ****, and I bought Ryan a ********** ******. I've censored the text to keep anyone from figuring out what I actually got. Who knows who will read this, right?
Besides Christmas preparations, I've been stressing about my upcoming trip. It's only two and a half months away now, and we're working hard to get all of the last-minute details irnoned out. I have to give my passport to our program director when classes start again in January so he can get my Chinese entry visa. We also finished choosing roommates for the trip last week. I'll be staying with Sean for the duration of the trip. He used to live in Japan, so it'll be nice to essentially have my own guide the week we're there.
Enjoy the rest of 2006!
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