Day 10 – Geri and Penny

I hadn’t eaten yet all day, thus I’m binging at the lounge... Read more

Day 9 – Hangzhou

Hangzhou. Marco Polo considered the city, “beyond dispute the finest and the noblest in the world.”.. Read more

Day 8 – No plans whatsoever

I just woke up and realized it was nearly noon... Read more

Day 7 – Return of the Expo!!!

Alicia’s contact at the UN had given us passes to the Expo so we planned to go the next day (which was also Alicia and Sam’s last day in China)... Read more

Day 6 – Shopping Continued…

7:00AM Early morning snowshoeing trip.

9:00AM Breakfast at Carrefour... Read more

Day 5 – Suzhou

We had a 630am wakeup call due to us needing to catch the train to Suzhou this morning... Read more

Day 4 – Hitting the Markets

I enjoy shopping. Sara doesn’t.

Luckily, my sister’s best friend from home up flew in today and we had pre-coordinated a massive multi-day shopping spree.

Day 3 – Statistics:

Amount of sleep obtained: 5-hours
Cost of an 1-hr foot massage: $9 USD

Photos taken: 7

^photo 3 of 7

Suits tailored: 2
Cost of suits: $50 USD each
Amount of conversation w/ tailor that I understood: 15%

Family friends/Texas neighbors met for dinner: 1

Number of trips to Family Mart: 3+

Mosquito bites: 0
Best drink purchase: Howmax Lychee
Best ice cream purchase: Meiji’s Creamy Oats Delight
Caloric intake: 3500+
Velociraptors encountered: 2 packs

Number of people in the subway at night: 0