With less than three months to go, preparation has moved into high gear.

I and the other Fellow who is going to China this year had our introductory call with our coordinator in China (9:30 p.m. our time, 9:30 a.m. the following day his) and laid out our objectives. Erin Hillman, who is very active in all Eisenhower activities in China, talked us through the logistics of visas, hotels, translators, etc.

Most likely I’ll fly direct to Beijing and spend about a week there, then fly to Chengdu or another central city, and (hopefully) take the train to Lhasa.

Then I’d fly to Shanghai, spend a few days there and fly home.