Greetings from Shanghai! It’s been a very eventful and exciting trip so far. Climbing the Great Wall was one of the most challenging yet enjoyable experiences yet. I never would have guessed it would take so much out of me! I continued to get stopped on the wall to take pictures and shake hands with individuals for whom seeing someone with blonde hair was a rare occasion. The shopping in Beijing was like nothing I’ve seen before. Darin has become quite the negotiator. As one of the locals there said, he “is very stingy”.
We arrived in Shanghai yesterday afternoon and it was apparent from the moment we stepped off the plane that we were in a whole other city. I have heard some compare Beijing to Chicago and Shanghai to New York. There are so many tall buildings here and the view from the room is incredible. We went to presentations from Orion China and the U.S. Consulate. I found these presentations to be the most interesting yet. Afterwards, we went to a Chinese Acrobat Show where I saw people doing things that I did not think were humanly possible. After the show (and some during the show) almost everyone went directly to sleep and Selena and I took that opportunity to check out the café in our new hotel where we were able to enjoy some coffee, tea, and desserts and converse about the trip thus far.
For the first morning since I left the U.S. I finally feel rested and I am looking forward to many more exciting experiences during the remainder of the trip!
Look forward to seeing everyone soon!
A Former Expat on China: Grim
4 years ago
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