blocked in China

For reasons unknown, Blogger is now blocked in China. How have I circumvented the Great (fire)Wall of China? That's a secret I'll never tell.

On my way to my friend's place, I busted into this gated demoltion site. Due to rather unfortunate circumstances, my great firewall of China circumvention system does not allow the addition of pictures to this post. Perhaps I will add them when I get home. 21 days...

In addition to trespassing, I spent some quality at Ikea. Took some pictures for my photography project, and chowed down on some cheap Western food. 6 yuan coffee, 3 yuan hot dogs, and 1 yuan ice cream cones make for a great time. I was pretty pressed for time, as I had to

first week in Shanghai

While you've all been busy doing your homework/freezing your pants off, I have...

-caught a cab in Shanghai rush hour

-feasted on duck skin (Beijing kaoya!)

-crossed major intersections without being hit by a mass of bicycles/mo-peds/trucks/old chinese ladies

-kept it real/kicked it up with the rest of NYU Shanghai at Muse

-ate the most amazing sichuan food, and paid $1 for it

-fell in love with broccoli (?)

-took a cooking lesson from a master chef

Don't get jealous of my life just yet... I do have to the dentist in a bit. I just have to change into my t-shirt first.