Well it's been almost a week now that we've been boarding the school bus each day for hour/hour-plus ride to school. It occurred to me yesterday as we were bouncing along the freeway and city streets that the roads in Shanghai are enough to make one nostalgic for the smooth, easy rides on the backroads of Renfrew County! The traffic really is something that I love to watch while being terrified to do so at the same time. Bicycles, scooters, pedestrians, taxis, etc all careening down the road tooting their horns and flashing their lights. Red lights appear to be something of a suggestion... As for work, it's going pretty well. Jake's students never speak and mine never stop!! We were out on the weekend for a fabulous Sunday brunch followed by a couple of exhilirating
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