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Life in China 20

At Starbucks on Huai Hai Road.

Life in China 20

Several times, I have heard stories about the subways here in Shanghai being so packed that people had to be shoved inside. This morning, Tracey and I went downtown to get IMAX tickets for Avatar. We went during the morning rush and sure enough, we were so crammed into the subway that I could have [...]

Life in China 19

We were very bored in Shanghai today, so we decided to explore a bit. This led to two very bored little girls. However, the day was saved by a strange little park just off Huai Hai Road. The bee is the kind of thing that haunts my nightmares.

Life in China 18

As you can see, Abbey needed apple pie. The first picture is before the apple pie. The second is AFTER the apple pie. The girl has her priorities.
BONUS PICTURE: us on the subway.

Life in China 16

On Tuesday, we went to the third highest building in the world. Abbey didn’t have much fun.

Life in China 13

As I was driving to school this morning, I couldn’t help but marvel at the view. I usually take a back alley route to school on my (brand new) scooter and as I was driving, I looked up to see this view, which is to me, a good summary of modern China.
As an added bonus, [...]

Life in China 12

Harper, Abbey and I went to Dairy Queen on a tuk-tuk. The driver was so excited to be taking us that he skipped the light and just sat there so that he could get off his bike and take a picture.
Naturally, I took his picture, too. Not enough people get to see the real face [...]

Life in China 10

On a lazy Saturday afternoon, Harper, Abbey, and Tracey make cookies. I will soon be eating them.

Life in China 9

Life in China 8

Traffic blocked in all four directions at Hunan Lu & Xiuyan Lu.