Into the West....

So, just a quick note to say that I am on my last big adventure before heading home! My friend and I have traveled to the western part of China - Gansu province. I've been wanting to come here since I first thought about the possibility of coming to China, because this was where I was going to be originally placed. I am SOOOOOO excited to finally find myself here!! I will update more when I get home and have pictures, etc., but some of the highlights have been: seeing the westernmost part of the Great Wall; seeing the Gobi Desert; and (today) riding camels around a ginormous sand dune. TOO COOL!!! :) More to come later!! I'm still alive! ;)