My bags are packed.....I'm ready to go.....

Just how exciting is this eh??????? Three suitcases and a backpack all on wheels. I have my peanut butter and special K bars....plus all the clothes, DVD's and supplies one needs to live in another country for 90 or more days. Tomorrow at 1:35 I am on my way and I am working on picking up additional Mandarin Chinese. I can now say:

Is there a multi-plex theater near here?
foo-jin yo may yo duo yin moo dian ying yuan

OR the much more practical...............

dsai na r shee dsao jian?

Where's the bathroom!!!!

I am leaving Flint at 1:35 PM on April 1 and arriving in Shanghai at 20:55 hours(8:55 PM) on Monday April 2. I will have plenty of time to read and bone up on more Mandarin Chinese and prepare myself to get through Narita Japan and into Shanghai. I am so fortunate to have my boss and his driver coming to the airport to pick me up. Anyways.......the next blog will be from Shanghai!!!!!!!!! You all write back now ya hear?????

Well, here I go and I am so excited!!!!

In just a few days, I will be leaving for Shanghai for a minimum 90 day work assignment. I am so excited. This little farm boy has never been so far from home all by himself. I am starting to miss Pam and the kids already as I believe I know what that is going to feel like. I do know that work is going to keep me real busy and that is a real good thing. I can say a few things in Chinese. Things like....Hello, my name is John Munsell. It is an honor to meet you. And I can say Good bye. I am working on it and it will all be good. I have purchased a memory card for my camera and it is large enough so that I can put 2792 pictures on it before I fill it up. Great ain't it!!!! Now I just have to figure out how to upload the pictures I take. That will be a blast!!!! All for now. I leave Sunday April 1,2007 and there will probably be more posts.

Gotta go TTFN