School's out for summer. Wait...what?

Currently at ECNU; landed on time (if not a few minutes early) only to find that my bags were not there. Filled out paper work, apparently my bags were at LAX. Flustered, I went outside to the airport shuttle busses, and bus six was ready to leave. Got on, couldn’t find the leady, got off, the lady found me. I pointed to the stop and she yelled at me to get back on the bus.

The bus ride was longer than an hour. Walked around a bit and finally hailed a cab. Seemed like the cab was taking me back where I came from, I freaked a little thinking that he had misunderstood my attempt of memorizing the pinyin on the little cheat sheet. At the next red light (the lights at which, the meter moves faster than a second, I swear!), I pointed to the cheat sheet for my safety; my fears were in vain. He dropped me off outside of the gate, I walked backwards and then realized that he had dropped me off outside of the gate, and I entered the campus.

It was very, very… dark. Interesting as well, I don’t know how to describe it. The best way would probably be free time just before lights out at a summer camp. Except most everyone was Asian, something you don’t see at your typical all American summer camp. Had no idea where I was going, so I qing wen’ed someone, only to have him turn me about face and show me that I was right in front of it. I blame the darkness / my inability to read Chinese. Oops. Hopefully that will all be taken care of soon.

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waywardwahoo on May 29, 2008 from Shanghai, China

from the travel blog: Shanghai, China

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