Alright, I’ll admit it, that last post wasn’t necessary.

In any case, today I had an appointment with my pulmonologist so he could take a look at my lung. Everything seems good to go for travel (to make a long story short, I collapsed my lung–thrice, in the past six months, had surgery a couple of weeks ago, and needed a checkup to make absolutely sure that going to China would be a-ok).

Also, today I got the JW-202 forms from Beijing Normal University. Now I just need to figure out how exactly to manage to get a visa out of the mess that is me and my collection of documents. It’s so confusing. Oh well, I shall call the New York consulate tomorrow to figure things out. They must have answers. If anyone who reads this has Chinese-visa-applying experience, please let me know–here’s my schedule (again…yes, i know, I am redundant):

• June 22-August 18: Beijing, studying with PiB at Beijing Normal
• August 19-August 26ish: USA! Miami and Chicago
• August 27ish-December 15: Beida

What type do I apply for?