Howdy y’all! Greetings from Xining! This is the farthest west we’ll be going on this trip. Today started out horrible. We had to get up at 4:30 this morning before leaving at 5:30. Strike one. I had done some laundry yesterday in our bathroom sink and had hung out four of my five shirts. Then it rained last night, so I awoke this morning to four thoroughly soaked shirts. Strike two. It was raining when we left the dorm so we got soaked on our way to the bus. Strike three. The bus ride was the bumpiest bus ride I have ever had in my life. Strike four. When we got to the airport, there was a major hold up with China Southern (the airlines) and we almost missed our flight. Strike five. So yes, this morning went great. Once we finally got to Xining, everything was wonderful, it was 65 degrees outside, and looked like Arizona. We are the largest foreign group in memory to come this far to the west of China. It’s exciting. When we arrived at our location, it was fantastic. The hostel we are staying at is nice and modern, it has Internet, YAY! Then, because we hadn’t had lunch we walked to KFC, I know, but it was fast and easy, and I was starving. So that’s about it for now, I’m sure I’ll update at least once more before we leave Xining.
