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I've made it to Beijing, China!

By Samantha Brown on July 24, 2008 10:54 PM | Permalink | 37 Comments

Day 1

I'm nervous, I didn't get in until 8:30 p.m. last night, and I begin tomorrow at 9 a.m. No chance to get used to the 12-hour time difference, but then I think maybe the 180-degree change will actually help. When you travel to Europe, it hits you mid-cycle in your sleeping pattern, and I think that maybe that's what really hurts. Anxiety is beginning to set in. It's a new crew with new producers and directors. The camera crew is Chinese but speaks some English. My stylist speaks no English. We have an interpreter for the first few days to help me communicate with her to say things like "more cheek color, please" or "I like brown eyeliner." We don't work in front of a mirror, so the first time I see my face is when she is all done. When she gives me the mirror, my face is something like I've never seen before.

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