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October 17, 2006 [Narrator's Note: Four months after the fact, I finally find time to fix the ftp settings on the blog.] One Week In Shanghai And the World's Your Xiaolongbao (though i recommend the veggie version) Greetings from the Xu Hui District (where I used to live) My advisor told me I was crazy to take a week off in the middle of my first quarter at IR/PS, but I got a free ticket to Shanghai and here I am. My friend requested pictures from Shanghai as I take them, so here they are. Click on the big tea garden gate to your right. My first day, I took our first econ midterm via webcam. Then I went to Jiaotong University to talk over some plans, which did not progress as planned. I had been awake for two days and was been having trouble forming utterances very well in English, let alone Chinese. After that, I represented my university at a graduate recruitment fair. I kept nodding off during the consular staff person's talk on how to get a visa. Yesterday I spent the day researching the relationships between Shanghainese "money boys" and the NGOs that work with them to do harm reduction. It was interesting. If it pans out, I may put more time into researching this in the future. This morning I got up at 3:30 all jet lagged and unfocused on tasks at hand. That means you, my gentle readers, are the ones to benefit. Jane Goodall arrived last tonight. I was out late with friends at my favorite vegetarian restaurant, so I wasn't here when she arrived, and she was asleep when I got in. I knew Dr. Jane had arrived at my boss's house because her mascot Mr. H was on the bureau. I'm now awake while she sleeps in the room above me. I haven't been this excited in a long, long time. Not since Christmas Eve maybe, when I knew Santa was coming. The next four days will be jam packed with chimp-loving, people hugging, worm bin creating, organic garden viewing, and Chong Ming Island hopping. Stay tuned to my Shanghai October 2006 flickr set for my latest uploads from this whirlwind tour. I can't believe this is happening. I feel very blessed. Labels: excitement, goodall, personal, photos, shanghai Posted by: JJW / 3:08 PM (0) comments Archives November 2003 December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 December 2006 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 February 2008 March 2008 July 2008 August 2008 January 2009 April 2009 June 2009 July 2009 April 2010