Leaving in 30 hours...

This past week has been a busy one. We went to Grand Rapids for orientation. There were 13 young adults going to 4 different countries--3 to China, 2 to Guinea, 3 to Guatemala, and 5 to the Philippines. We had our days packed full of sessions about our countries, safety for traveling, and much, much more. In the evenings we hung out and got to know each other. The Philippines and Guatemala groups are heading out tomorrow morning and the China and Guinea groups are leaving Tuesday.

Due to H1N1, China is quarantining some people that are coming into China for 7 days. This means that we may be quarantined for our first week. We are hoping this does not happen, but there is no way of telling.

It is hard to believe that we are leaving in only 30 hours. Sarah, Bettina, and I are meeting at the GR airport at 4:40 am Tuesday. Our flight takes off at 6:40 and we fly to Chicago. From Chicago we will be flying to Tokyo, and from Tokyo to Beijing. It is going to take over 30 hours to get there, but I'm excited for the oppertunity we have to go to China this summer!