Carrie2295

Tuesday Andy and I walked around Shanghai and then he took me to the airport so I could catch my plane. It took a while to get the plane flying so we ended up getting to Toronto late. So I had to rush through customs and they held the plane for me so I could get on. My checked bag didn't get on my plane though so it's coming today and they're fed-exing it to my house tomorrow. When I got to the Minneapolis airport, my grandmother and a family friend were there to pick me up. We drove the 4 hours home and then of course I wasn't tired so I watched TV until I did get tired at 9. I had a lot of fun in China and Taiwan, but I'm glad to be ... read more

Monday Andy and I decided to have a day to relax and go to the beach. We went to find some breakfast first because we decided to go in theafternoon. We went to a grocery store and got some oreos, Spongebob sticks (which was just pocky) and some various little cake like things. We ate, what ended up being brunch because of what time it was, in the little commons room in our hostel where we ended up meeting a guy from Holland. It was kind of cool to meet him because everyone else at our hostel was Chinese. So after we were done eating we went up to our room and put on our suits. Then we took the bus to the beach. Just as we were figuring out where to set up, our Dutch ... read more

Okay I need to bring you up to speed with what's happened the last few days. Friday we went to the zoo! I think my favorite animals to see were the giant pandas and the red pandas. Saturday we did more sightseeing. We went to a museum where all the relics from Beijing were put after Chiang Kai-Shek stole them and fled to Taiwan. Unfortunately we couldn't take pictures in there, but it was really interesting. Andy and I laughed at a sculpture we saw because it looked kind of like Joe. Another place we went to was a Confucious Memorial. We also went to a Martyr memorial where we saw the changing of the guard again. Sadly, it closed shortly after we got there so we didn't get to see much. While we were walking ... read more

Wednesday morning Andy and I went to find breakfast and ended up choosing McDonalds. They're everywhere! It was raining so I got to break out my raincoat and umbrella. We walked around the city a little until around 11. Then we went back to our hostel to pack. We rode the train to the airport and got our plane tickets. After getting something quick to eat we went to our gate right as it was boarding. It was a quick two hour flight to Taiwan. There was some turbulence that was not very fun. Every once in a while our plane would plummet for a second or two before correcting itself. When we got to Taiwan we rode a bus into the city and then rode the train until we were close to our hostel. We ... read more