So tomorrow we leave on our cruise to Japan! This is awesome but of course I’ve had a splitting headache all day. Ugh. This means late night packing will be even more painful than usual. Wish me luck. But before I leave here are some photos from Thursday. You know, some typical Chinese fishing in the … More Day 270: Mid-Afternoon Slump
It happened. I saw the “glow” here in China. What is the “glow” you ask? It is moment of beauty, grace, and in-between. It is that time of the day when the sun slips below the horizon and the sky explodes in color, luminescence, and warmth in your heart and eyes. Let me … More Day 268: Shanghai Glow
Oh Mr. Rogers, I wish Shanghai was more like your neighborhood! Hello and happy Thursday! This week has flown by way too fast which is bad because I have so much work to do! We leave for the cruise Sunday and will be gone the entire week. This means I need to get everything done … More Day 266: It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood
So normally I like to do recap posts of my day. Mostly because my memory sucks and I like to be able to look back and remember what the heck I did. But it gets boring after awhile. Let’s see… Wednesday night we had dinner at Hong Mei Lu with some of Peter’s coworkers, ate … More Day 263: Just Some Observations
Have a great day everybody 🙂
A delicious meal for $5. Sounds too good to be true right? Not so in China! Local restaurant food is extremely cheap in China. Take this meal: Miso soup, a small salad, and rice bowl with chicken and egg for 28rmb. This comes to about $4.50 US dollars. Pretty great right? Now if you want … More Day 261: $5 meals and CSA Farms in China
You gotta love technology. It keeps us connected. And you know what? Maybe it keeps us sane (except when people keep posting pictures of pumpkin spice lattes… not fair!) I think technology is helpful in a city like Shanghai because it distracts you from the millions of people around you. This way you can focus … More Day 260: Biking the streets of Shanghai
There are times when I’m in my apartment and I forgot that I am in China. The air conditioning is blowing, Hulu is streaming my favorite show, and I’m checking Instagram on my phone. Then there are times when I’m in other people’s apartments and I remember exactly where I am. One of the largest … More Day 259: Protests and Parties
Hello again! Another blog post in the same day! Why? Peter set up the router and my VPN! Hooray! Now I can access WordPress from my own laptop while he plays video games. Why do boys like video games so much? It’s so weird. Boys also like badminton. But so do I. Here is last Saturday’s photo … More Day 258: Bad at Badminton
Hello friends! And good night to you (and good morning for me!) It is super smoggy in Shanghai today which makes me nervous to go outside and walk to lunch. However I just made myself a green smoothie so hopefully it will protect me somewhat from the gross weather. They never said city living … More Day 257: Room with a View
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