While I am planning my home leave I am trying to think about the things in the U.S. that I look forward to seeing the most. (Besides our family and friends) I can honestly say even before food and good wine I am most excited to see the blue sky. Some people don’t believe me when I say our air filters are in full tilt. Here are the pictures to prove it… Shanghai on a clear day… a view from the bus stop…
Same time different day...
Skyline view of downtown Shanghai… Can you see Pearl tower???
There is a lot that I have learned our first year in Shanghai… and finding some of those “off the beaten trail” shopping hot spots is one of them. This is me coming out of a store my friends and I named “The Rat warehouse.” Basically, it is a version of dumpster diving and yes, it is worth the trip. The reason it is called the “Rat Warehouse” is obvious and yes you see them while shopping. I landed a couple of bamboo ladders I now use as blanket storages and one up in my room for my scarfs. I couldn’t dig too deep as I forgot my flashlight.
There were some things that were tough to accept. Jordan is probably our most easy going child, but the thought of going to the bathroom in the “squat toilet” was beyond anything she was comfortable with. After much bribing she FINALLY went in one. You would have thought she scored the winning touch town in her football game!!! It’s the little things!!!
Clearly, there are things that you just cannot get use to. While out with a few friends for lunch, one of the waitresses left this delicacy on our table. I did not notice it at first, but when I did, BOLTED from the table as if set on fire. Yes, they are snakes and YES they drink this snake wine! This is one wine that I will NOT drink… I couldn’t even sit at the table with the bottle.
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