First Site Visit; Marketable Marx
This is where I spent my Monday-Shanghai Industrial Park. After this visit, I feel comfortable in adding “industrial park” to the list of all-time oxymorons, right behind jumbo shrimp and … Continue reading
Pigs’ Feet
I can tell that my morale is high, because I’ve been giving money to almost every homeless person that I see. For better or for worse, this is true. The … Continue reading
Bund
We’ve got sweltering heat and damp clothes everyday over here, with many more to come. The air-conditioning in my apartment doesn’t work, so we pestered the landlord to let us … Continue reading
First Days of Work
It’s officially the first weekend after my first two days of official work. Feels good to be saddling up and hittin’ the daily grind. I arrived to work early Thursday … Continue reading
First Days in Shanghai
Shanghai is foggy, I think. Or polluted. Either way, the sky is always gray. While that might be a bummer back home, there is so much going on in the … Continue reading
From Tokyo to Osaka to Kyoto
Weizhi is a penny pincher. That’s probably a major part of the reason why he is able to pack so much into so little time. That’s also probably the reason … Continue reading
A Tokyo Tour: Close Calls and Cartoons
My god, this picture. Yesterday, in Tokyo, I woke up to the sounds of a scratchy children’s melody blaring from a loudspeaker not far from my hostel window. I walked … Continue reading
First Day in Tokyo: Is that fish still alive?
After a lengthy day of traveling, Weizhi and I met up in Japan and made our way from the Narita airport to the Anne Hostel in Asakusabashi, Tokyo. We’ve only … Continue reading
Waving Goodbye
Mom and Dad wave goodbye at Blue Line overpass as we barely avoid having to walk two miles to airport, as many travelers did yesterday. Bon Voyage!
Steamed Buns and Gray Sky 