Only a few hours to go before my flight to Hong Kong takes off from Zurich Airport. 11 hours to fly and 7 hours time shift. I was planning on that day for the last few months and now it arrived so quickly!

Today is the day of my time wall. I can’t think behind it. I can’t even think after my 4 months stay in China when coming back, because I have absolutely no idea how the stay will change me. I can’t just think my life on like it was until now, all normal. So time stops today and I will be glad when I can pass this wall in my head and time will catch up again tomorrow.

Staying 4 months all by myself in a foreign country I don’t speak the language so well and I haven’t got a clue, what I’m expecting, is a bit scaring me. I will be glad if I find my way to my Hong Kong hotel tomorrow evening and if I find the way to my homestay family in Shenzhen on Sunday. This really is a big adventure for me!

It was hard to say goodbye to oll my loved ones, I’m really not good in that and especially not when I myself can’t still believe it that I’m leaving for so long! My mother wished that all I’m expecting comes true. But what do I expect? Do I expect so much? Keeping expectations low always helps to be on the plus side, but of course I’m expecting a lot of things, even when I didn’t think about it.

I expect that I will better learn Chinese and I can speak more fluently and can actually understand when people are talking.

I expect that I will meet a lot of people, expierence a lot of things, see a lot of things and get to know the Chinese culture and people, not just the tourist point of view but a glimpse into reality.

I expect that my homestay family is nice to me, likes me and I won’t have any trouble with them.

I expect there to be a toilet in my appartment (really, I do!), a shower and a washing mashine.

I expect the school I’m going to be teaching me the language in a good manner, that the teachers will be good and excited and that the school also takes care of me.

I expect me to come along with all that new impressions, the Chinese culture and people, that I always find my way and that I don’t get lost, don’t despair when there is a problem or when one of my expectations doesn’t come true.

And I expect all my beloved ones to be still there when I come back and to looking forward to that moment.

I will miss you all!

I will keep you up-to-date in my blog and write about the things I’m going to expierence. So my next post will be from China. I hope you are as excited as I am!