The Eagle has Landed

I am in China! Finally! After a summer of fundraising, fourteen hours in a plane, three time zones, and a nervous taxi driver it is great to have finally arrived safely.

I spent the day in Shanghai getting to know Patrick , a fellow volunteer. He's French, speaks five languages, had never heard the phrase "jeezum crow," and manages the managers of the people that write the computer software for Ebay. He lived in France until he was 25, moved to the US for 14 years, and then to China in 2004. By my calculations he is 44, though he will never admit to it.

As far as Shanghai goes, the weather prevented Patrick from giving me a tour of the city, so theres not much to say. I did manage to eat some delicious food... and get a foot massage.

Tomorrow Patrick and I will go our seperate ways. I leave at 2:45pm for Guilin, and he will have already left for Ponquin (I might be making that name up) just a few hours earlier.

Patrick says that Guilin is one of the most beautiful provinces in all of China.

I have my camera with me, dont worry. Hopefully the weather will be nice.

The jet lag is starting to set in.

Wan an...