Call me stupid ....

Okay about 4AM I got up to let the dog out ... came back to bed, and couldn't really get back to sleep. Nothing new, seems to happen when I wake up and get up .... I'm up. So anyway, I began thinking about the meeting we went to, and the ADORABLE little Ruthie we met. Then it hit me .... I will be going to another country!!!!!!! Okay, I'm not good at geography, BUT I do know that China is outside (way outside) of the USA. But for whatever reason it never really sunk in until now. I've been anxious to experience a new culture, new food, etc .... but a different country to boot! Geesh!!! You can't drink the water, you get a bottle of water and a new toothbrush every morning to brush your teeth!!!! What?
Again, not a geographer here .... but I know about traveling outside the US, I know about not drinking the water, etc. But why it didn't sink in is beyond me. I knew it was a 20+ plane ride, so hello Abby think a minute!!!!! Geesh! Needless to say, a little more anxious now than I have been about the whole trip. Good thing is ... plenty of time to mentally prepare myself!!!!