China Preparations & Itinerary: CDay-6
Finally my visa arrived! Most simple & straightforward. Most expensive, especially for Yanks. We pay US$130—a $100 surcharge over all other citizens. Way to go America’s biggest creditor! Here’s what the visa looks like: The good news is that an agency in Marseilles handles the whole thing. Otherwise you must go and present your Yankee face in person. Went to the pharmacy and got drugs, I mean meds. A good strong antibiotic could be handy just in case. Pre-trip reading is Factory Girls, a riveting account of the young Chinese women that stream out of rural villages to work in factories. So determined! So motivated! Is western civilization doomed? Find the answer to this and other questions in future posts. My Itinerary
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