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We returned home from Hong Kong/Macau last night, and now I have about two weeks left until I start school. Yesterday (our last day in Hong Kong) I shopped for knockoff designer purses and DVDs, and also got massages at a spa with Aunt Jenny and my dad. In HK I also made sure to do all my important internet stuff while I was free of the "Great Firewall of China". I was also able to watch English language TV (oh the luxury!) and watched the breaking news that Obama decided to run with Biden. Hopefully my absentee ballot will arrive soon!
Also, the day trip to Macau (known as the Las Vegas of the East) was interesting. Dad and I walked around the downtown while Aunt Jenny hit the casinos, but sadly the casinos are one of the only activities in Macau, so there wasn't too much to see. And I ended up catching a cold from going in and out of the boiling heat outside and the freezing air-conditioning.
Now in Shanghai I am hoping to find a place to volunteer or work in my spare time. My cousin Amanda (who is only a year younger than me) will arrive this weekend from an international study-cruise in Europe. Finally somebody my own age to talk to! Needless to say, I am jumping with joy!
I still need to work on my skills at the squat-style toilet, which consists of a flushable hole in the ground and footholds on either side. It is standard even in fairly upscale malls and restaurants. And I thought Mexican toilets were bad!
Lastly, an interesting tidbit I learned from my travel book: on avg. 600 people are killed in automobile related accidents each day in Shanghai.
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