The sun is slanting at an angle through the large, tinted Illinois Terminal windows. It’s a cool 64 degrees here in Champaign, Illinois. China, with its heat and humidity, is becoming a distant memory. I’m on my way to Chicago… Read More »China, Warm and Fuzzy
I’m in a small town in Missouri, and it feels about as far away from China as I can possibly get. The weather has been cool for this time of year, lower 80’s. Last night, we sat around a campfire,… Read More »So Far Away from Me, China
It’s 5:17am and I can’t sleep anymore. What better way to enjoy the early morning jet lag hours than to write another post about China, or rather, about being home from China? It’s still dark outside. Crickets are chirping and… Read More »Home from China
Thunderstorms and a high of 97 are predicted for tomorrow. We fly out of Pudong International Airport, Shanghai, at 9am, so hopefully the storms will hold off until we’re gone. In the past few days, we’ve hotel-hopped from Blue Mountain… Read More »Last Night in China
I know I go on and on about the heat, but folks, 104 degrees and hella humid ain’t nothin’ to sneeze at, especially when A/C is sparse and unpredictable. The heat affects everything we do here in Shanghai. We are… Read More »Breakfast in China