Oh oh oh ooohhh little China girl...
So I'm back from a 14 day excursion to China--I went to Beijing, Xi'an, and Shanghai. And now I can't sleep.
I don't sleep well on planes because there is just too much stimulation. On the ride over to Seoul (where we changed planes), I watched Twilight: New Moon, CSI: NY, Whip It, The Fantastic Mr. Fox as well as played a video game and listened to some music.
On the way home, I watched: The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Did You Hear About The Morgans?, CSI: NY, America's Funniest Home Videos, and I listened to some music as well as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arrthur Conan Doyle. I kept falling asleep while watching Crazy Heart--which is not to say that I didn't like the movie, I was just tired. I had planned to do some reading on the plane but my row mates were sleeping and I didn't want to turn on the light to bother them. So I sat and watched movies while a little boy kicked my seat for 12 hours. Okay, it wasn't 12 hours, but it was a freakin' lot. I know it is tough to travel with children, and I did give the father and the boy some stern looks. I was just too exhausted to do anything about it.
Aside from the flight to and fro, I thought China was a pretty amazing place. I don't know if I'd live there, since I wouldn't be able to blog and have facebook (I'm amazed I lasted for 2 weeks without it), but I would definitely go back to visit. Especially Xi'an and Shanghai. I felt we didn't have enough time in Shanghai while we were there--it's a pretty big city and I'd like to explore it some more...but I want to actually know some mandarin when I go back so I don't get cheated by the taxi drivers.
I promise to post more stories about China later. Just know that it was an awesome trip and I'm glad to be back home.
xox
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