Mike and Leigh's UnBlog

11.12.06

Yesterday, Leigh and I went to the Davidson-Butler football game. It was awesome. Having been a couple of years since either of us had been back, a visit was long overdue. The ' Cats won big, scoring 50 and ending the season 6-4.
Anyway, when we returned home, we found a FedEx envelope from our agency with our in-China travel itinerary (which also infomed us exactly when we'll meet Mary)!
As previously written, we leave Charlotte on December 1st, lose a day, and arrive in Beijing on the 2nd.
Once in China, we will have a guide/translator with us at all times. In fact, I believe he/she will stay in the hotel room next to ours and be 'on call' for whatever we need.
On the 3rd, we will visit the Forbidden City and Great Wall.
On the 4th, we fly to Changsha and get Mary that afternoon.
We spend spend much of the 5th doing paperwork and getting everything notarized.
From the 6th through the 10th we will spend time with Mary sightseeing, shopping and getting to know each other.
On the 11th, we'll get Mary's passport and fly to Guangzhou where she will have a medical exam and get visa photos taken.
On the 12th, we have a visa appointment at the US Consulate in Guangzhou for Mary to become a US citizen and apply for her visa.
We pick up her Visa on the 13th and leave Guangzhou for Hong Kong on the 14th. From there, we fly home and will actually pick up a day and be in Charlotte late on the afternoon of the 14th.

posted by Michael Fresina @ 12:06 PM