great things

The Weather:
Sunny with a high of 75. Springtime? Love.

The Employment Situation:
Just accepted an intern position at a firm which researches opportunities for socially responsible investment. Pending a trip to Nantucket, I will arrive in Boston sometime between the 10th and the 15th. Housing is to be determined.

Ladies' Night:
New party night: Wednesday. Often billed as "the new Thursday," Wednesday night in Shanghai is entirely it's own game. It goes something like this: every establishment in town opens its doors to ladies, who enjoy the free drinks, and men, who enjoy ladies enjoying free drinks.
New bar: Mural. Like Zapatas, but subtract the sketchy men, the crowds, add actual Mexican architecture...Not similar to Zapatas at all. Mural is a basement-level bar that feels like a cross between Mexican adobe architecture, and Asian zen. If that is even possible. The result? A beautiful, well-lit, cave-like space peopled with a younger expat crowd sipping cocktails and enjoying live music.
New drink: Vodka Sour.

Chinese class:
For some reason, our program changed our Chinese teacher mid-semester. As a result, class has transformed into something like running my brain through a papershredder. However, my spoken and written Chinese has gotten much, much better. Tough, but that's why I'm here... right? (Aside: On the flip side, I think my English skills may be getting worse. My only exposure to English in the last few weeks has been Facebook/Facebookchat, party advertisments on SmartShanghai, and George Elliot's Middlemarch).