One Week Countdown
	 
    
    
     
    The countdown begins... One week until I get on United Flight 379 to Shanghai.
After months of preparation, it's almost time to head to the Orient. Am I prepared to leave the United States for almost a year and learn to truly live by myself on a continent half a world away? Ready or not... here it comes!
For those of you who wanted to know my flight information, here it is:
 
United Flight 379    Charlotte, NC to Chicago, IL   (Boeing 737-500)
Leaves:  August 29     8:54 AM
Arrives: August 29   10:05 AM
United Flight 835   Chicago, IL to Shanghai PuDong Airport   (Boeing 777)
Leaves:  August 29   12:15 PM
Arrives: August 30     3:35 PM