Lagging...

We had dinner tonight with my friend's parents, whom we have been euphamistically referring to as our 'package from Shenzhen.' This was a nice opportunity to apologize for any misunderstandings / deprivations / draggings-to-tourist-destinations that happened over our 3 days together. They swore there were no such things, and that the traveling went off without a hitch. I have to say though, that I was pretty much panicking in SFO trying to explain the monitors to them--they were originally scheduled to come in 2 hours later and the gates tend to change a lot with the mini-planes there.

We also got to fill in some gaps in the narrative--are they retired? How big is their town? How long have the 2 other kids been in Shenzhen? Did you really like the bird park or were you just humoring us? I was really happy for the chance to have this follow-up. And we got some typical Hubei food--rive powder stir fried with cabbage and pork. We were also treated to CY's and XB's first attempt at homemade sausage, which I enjoyed very much.

We are still a bit jet-lagged. Well--our schedules are off anyway. But tomorrow it's back to work and our normal schedule. That will take some getting use to--just like the empty streets of Eugene.

The next set of photos is ready. These are all from Shanghai, where we spent 5 days. As always--click on the thumbnail.

China tour 2009--Shanghai