I'm leavin' on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again...

(Although I DO know - and that would be August 3rd, if I'm still alive!)
I can't believe it's finally here. Monday evening I get on a plane for the other side of the world. It's basically impossible to get further away from home! Other than space, I mean...
All of you who travel probably know that packing for long periods of time is pretty tough. You want to be as light-loaded as possible but at the same time you don't want to forget anything! The thing I keep hearing over and over, however, about China is that you can bring close to nothing and then just buy everything over here for [also] close to nothing. My problem with that, though, is that I'm a half foot taller and wider than everyone in Southeast Asia. With the exception of my continually-darkening hair, I am going to stand out like a sore thumb.
Speaking of sore thumbs, I'm pretty sure I have a minor form of carpel tunnel from typing so much this Spring, so I'm going to keep this one short and let the summer begin!
Happy reading!
Laney Laney Lane
E-mail address: anna.lane.clark@gmail.com
Time difference: I'm exactly 12 hours ahead of y'all. So when when you're waking up in the morning, it's dinner time for me and I've already seen the whole day! And when you're falling asleep at night I'll be sitting in class (falling asleep too) the next day.
Flight itinerary:
May 14, 7:20 pm: Atlanta --> L.A. --> Beijing --> Singapore (arrive May 16, 9 pm)
June 23: Singapore --> Beijing (arrive June 23)
August 2: Beijing --> LA --> Atlanta (arrive Aug 3)