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A photo blog with descriptions from Xian
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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.
Continue Reading I've made it to Beijing, China!.
Today I head back to the U.S., and I am writing this entry in my seat on an Air China Boeing 747. We are on the tarmac and about to take off for the flight back to the United States. It has been a whirlwind trip, but every part has been exciting, intimidating, thrilling and exhausting. It was an amazing opportunity, and I will be sad when this trip officially comes to an end.
Continue Reading Part 8: Heading Back to the U.S..
This morning I was up again at the crack of dawn uploading all of my photos and videos from our day exploring Beijing. I also used Skype to call my husband and daughter back home in Maryland! The time change is 12 hours, so I have to get up super early in the morning so that I can say goodnight to my 2-year-old on the other side of the world.
Continue Reading Part 7: Shooting Promos With Sam.