Today I’m getting ready to go to Beijing. The train (number Z14) leaves at 7:32PM and arrives at 7AM.
Since I’ve been traveling to so many places for so long now, I’ve calculated a break for a while. About a month ago I found this China Home Stay service which would allow me to stay in one place for a little while. I applied and tomorrow I am going to meet a family and if everything is good, I’m planning on staying in their home in downtown Beijing for about 5 weeks. This will give me time to get used to this country and culture a lot more. I also won’t be on my own as much. I’m also planning on taking some Chinese Mandarin language classes during the day, especially after seeing how much it is needed in the past few days. Perhaps I can learn enough to read some signs or some basic survival communication. At the same time, this will give me some time to plan my next steps.