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All my bags are packed...
... I'm ready to go!
(This is what my suitcase looked like before I even put clothes in it - surviving for 4.5 months out of a single suitcase will be an experience in itself!)
But here I am, no worse for the wear. I arrived in Shanghai Sunday night, only to find that the airline had lost my luggage somewhere along the way. Enter the superheroes, Jon and Eric, who took me out to dinner and helped me find an overpriced Japanese drug store.
My biggest surprise? There is so much Chinese. It sounds silly, but I forgot what it feels like to be alone in country in which you don't speak (and particularly, can't read) the language!
Since my initial panic, I have had a blast - Monday I had my first day of classes (where I realized how tired I am of doing homework now that I'm out of college), met up with Eric and Jon to check out a couple hip neighborhoods and the sex museum. Tuesday I moved into a new apartment, met my flatmate Joshua, and explored my new
I *heart* you too...
... Mr. French Toast!
This is me... keeping amused during my long Portland layover.
Today? Today I discovered that the bakery around the corner sells doughnut hotdogs.
Trusty guidebook
Lonely Planet is amazing. This book tells me everything, from Chinese history to massage parlors to KTV.
The angry Chinese man
This is Eric. He shouted at China Eastern for me in Mandarin ("This is unnacceptable. How can you still have no idea where her luggage is? She has no clothes to wear!"). Thanks to him, I only had to r... [more]
The China Sex Culture Museum
After a long trek (hey, signs are confusing!) we finally found it: The China Sex Culture Museum in PuDong (part of Shanghai).
Chinese sex education
Hilarious photo in the museum... apparently there's something extremely traumatizing in that book.
Esy Dragon
This is a big chain in Shanghai. I still haven't figured out if it's a gift shop or cafe... maybe it's both?
This was taken in XinTianDi, a trendy area for foreigners to spend too much money eating... [more]
The doughnut hotdog
A little sweet, a little salty... all found at the French bakery around the corner from my school.
China's Flag
Map of China
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