I’d like to start filling entries with drawings but I can’t since I don’t have a scanner. It’d take forever to get things converted. My big backlog includes some stuff from college (frightening).

I’d like to write about recent activities and what’s on my mind, but I don’t really have time right now. I can divulge however that I’ve been on a DVD-watching roll, thanks to the library (mostly old flicks).

Whatever the case, I don’t want to neglect this thing, so I thought maybe I could do a daily entry as part of a countdown to my fall trip.

I leave for Korea, Japan, and Taiwan on September 3. My itinerary is in that order. I’ll be abroad for about 18 days. It’ll be another bittersweet solo trip. I’m grateful that it’s happening, but anxious. When I think about my travels alone two years ago, I get strange, vivid feelings of nervousness and joy. It was a rewarding and challenging experience. Thankfully, I have a host in Seoul and Peggy will of course take care of me in Taipei (yay). But Japan will truly test my character.

So anyway, each daily countdown entry will be a pic from my China albums. The hardest part will be digging up photos I haven’t already blogged about during my time there (since I almost broke the internets with my stupidly staggering long entries). Yikes.

To inaugurate this commemorative countdown series, here you go. A scene from a basement food court in a mall in WangFuJing, I believe. A stunning display of bites. How do you choose?

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