The adventure is now official.  I just bought my one-way ticket to Shanghai, China.  I leave August 10th, 2010 at 12:50am out of Los Angeles International Airport.  I also just got a digital camera today.  So I just need to get a Chinese visa (which I will get in the next few days) and a few other supplies to take with me.  I will arrive in Shanghai around noon the next day.  So you can expect my first official travel blog sometime that day.  Words cannot describe how excited I am.  Watch out world because here I come.