Well

So today I was very excited to find a book for Beijing that would be very helpful to not get me lost and help me decipher where to eat and such.

What I wasn't excited to find was that for once when I had time and enthusiasm to play my violin, all the strings were out. I really don't deserve my violin cause I barely play and I have no skill with it.
Its quite depressing actually; especially because all forces seem to be against me actually learning it better- I mean, I contacted the new performing arts director at my school and asked to begin an orchestra on campus. She had auditions held, and she said it was just to see what level of playing we were at. I auditioned after a day or so's notice to this, it sucked, and she never contacted me again. I found out just last week, almost 4 months later, that there have been string lessons with a private tutor going on right here on campus, and this new director never thought to contact the person who asked for strings to be remembered. Really! For God's sake, I would just like to learn again, to have the opportunity to work with an instructor so I can bring back some of my old skills and remember how to play again. I miss it so much I cry everytime I see an ACE performance now....

Anyway... I go to China next week... just a week! I'm excited, nervous, scared; I might have said all this already lol. All I know is I hope I get through airport security with all my things :P