trace

here is the rest of our itinerary:

march 3 (saturday/pm): arrive in beijing, onto fuzhou, check into fuzhou hotel, collapse in a heap after 24+ hour travel day

march4 (sunday/pm): receive trace

march 5 (monday/am): to civil affairs to 'complete the adoption procedure' and then get it notarized

march 6 (tuesday) & march 7 (wednesday): touring/hang out in fuzhou (shopping?!)

march 8 (thursday/am): visit the fuzhou orphanage

march 9 (friday/pm): pick up trace's passport, and off to the airport. 1 hour 10 minute flight to guangzhou (nice practice run for the 13 hour flight...). to white swan hotel, go to bed on a 5 star slab of cement (known as a mattress in the orient. you who have been to china know what i'm talking about :)...)

march 10 (saturday/am): visa picture and medical for trace

march 11 (sunday/am): optional tour and free time

march 12 (monday): our coordinator submits trace's visa documents; optional touring

march 13 (tuesday/pm): group oath at the american counsulate

march 14 (wednesday/pm): off to guangzhou airport, to hong kong and finally to chicago! father will pick us up as we exit immigration/customs and then we will go home...

in a few short hours, we'll be down to 17 days till departure :)

(that's a picture of beijing above. i need more photographic diversions... besides china.)