25 days

I'm off to Beijing in 25 days.  I've finished my internship for the summer, and have the rest of my time in the country to spend with my family before leaving them for 7 months.  Like everybody and their cousin, I've been watching the Olympics, and it's pretty cool to get a little prequel to the Beijing experience.  They even ran by Tsinghua University in the marathon today.  Hopefully I can brush up on my Mandarin with the China Game (Rosetta Stone), and practice my dumpling folding skills to impress my distant Asian relatives.  

I'm still not sure what I'll be doing in the spring, but it looks like I may remain in limbo for a while.  I'll get there.