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Zàijiàn Shanghai
My two weeks in Shanghai are over. Im on the plane flying to San Francisco. I keep thinking over my experience in China, but its too early for me to make any sense of it. Every time I close my eyes I relive a one minute clip but I still cant piece it all together…
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The Kindness of Strangers
Shanghai is a very friendly city. I was barely out of the car from the airport when people started coming up to me trying to help me with my shopping dilemmas: “Watch? Watch? You want to buy watch? Laser? You want green laser?” Later, after Tom arrived, we went out for a beer and found…
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Shanghai Vibes
I’ve been in Shanghai for a week now and am having trouble writing this post. This is not because I don’t have anything to say but, quite the opposite, I have to figure out where to start! The Mandarin lessons are overwhelming. The teachers are good, the teaching method is effective and I’m learning a…