This is one ***awesome*** video:
(Chinese characters won’t display properly on MySpace blogs, so unfortunately, they’ve been omitted from this post.) 
Wo zai xue Putonghua, suoyi jinnian huozhe mingnian yao qu Zhongguo.
I’m learning Mandarin Chinese, because I want to go to China this year or next.
Wo zai Aokelahema Cheng zhu, keshi zai Zhongguo xiang zhu.
I live in Oklahoma City, but am considering living in China.
Well, here’s two good articles to go with it:
"A Most Unlikely Freedom Haven"
"Living in a Topsy Turvy World"
Check them out if you haven’t! Very, very inspiring.