What an adventure so far! When I arrived at SFO to transfer planes I asked if I could switch to a window seat. They took my ticket and when it was time to board called me forward and issued a new ticket, bumping me up to Economy Plus! Yay! I managed to sleep most of the way aside from a girl who kept clearing her throat who was sitting behind me. Loud enough to startle me awake, very gutteral! The food was good, they fed us 3 meals and a few snacks, I watched Marie Attoinette, fell asleep, woke up to [View Full Entry]

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I offered my roommate $50 if he finds my passport, I'm so tired of looking. I'm going to go through the basement boxes one more time today. If it doesn't show up by Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning I will call and make an appointment with the Passport Agency in LA for a super expedited one, then go get an expedited VISA too. Bleh. [View Full Entry]

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Now if I can just find my passport! So please send me good Juju or whatever, I still need to get my VISA. Ack! I've started to compile a list of places or things I'd like to see: The Jade Buddha Temple Blind Man Healing Massage Center Shanghai Museum of Public Security Confucian Temple Bund Tourist Tunnel Bund Museum French Concession Yu Yuan Garden Shanghai Circus World - must catch a show of the Acrobatics Troupe! Oriental Pearl TV Tower and museum People's Square Shanghai Museum Pudong Tourist Tunnel (is thi [View Full Entry]

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