Hi eveyone - sitting in an internet cafe in Beijing in an underground mall near our hotel - everything went fine with the day of travel and we hopped out to get some water and food before heading to bed for the night. Everything's gone so smoothly so far, and we've met a few other families adopting babies.

Leaving my family behind at school this morning was the hardest thing I've ever done! Right now, everyone should be fast asleep. It's a 15 hour time difference, we're about to go to bed on Thursday night and the rest of you will wake up Thursday morning!

We have a day of sightseeing tomorrow and I'll try to return to this internet cafe tomorrow night, so send me any news and updates you can!