almost done!

im so excited about leaving, that i thought i would share my schedule with all of you....

thursday
8am - go to class, practice for my oral exam i DONT have memorized, which i should. at this point though, nothing will get me down or get in my way of leaving this place.
12pm - DONE!!! no more class until im back at UO.
12pm-430pm - maybe a nap? lunch? get ready?
430 - leave for dinner with the CIEE crew, then off to a huangpu river boat tour. aka, booze cruise. they said they only provide soft drinks, but i take that as free chasers :)
??am - get home, sleep

friday
1030 - leave for yu gardens, barter one last time for cheap chinese gifts, ect
2pm - eat delicious latina brunch :)
3pm - enter food coma, return back to the dorms, try to pack all the things ive accumulated
later on - maybe go out? sleep?

saturday
830am - wake up, finish packing
1030am - leave for the airport yayyyyy
1130 - check in, wait for four hours
345pm - leave!
605pm - same day i know, but ill be back in pdx!

ahhh its so close!

The Final Countdown...

I apologize for not writing much lately, well... because there really isn't much to update about. It's been fairly calm here for the past week or so. We have all been so busy with finals and projects that it has left almost no time for strange things to happen to us. I'll take it though, its been a very long trip and I'm ready to go back to normal. As of tomorrow, Wednesday, I'll only have three days left in Shanghai. I can't believe its that soon, and I know it wont hit me that I'm leaving until I'm all packed up and at the airport. See you in three!

Em

post week six update

as the final countdown begins before i head home, shanghai has been relatively nice to me. but, when i found a BUG in my food a few days ago, i about lost it. i guess this is what i get for eating street food, but finding a cockroach type bug with wings in your food just about sends you into anti-china mode (yes, its a condition, turst me). after that incident, i've decided that im going to eat normal things until i leave, ex: ordering delicious sandwiches/wraps/salads from sherpa, the fabulous delivery service that costs 2 dollars. anyways, that incident scared me and i will NEVER ever eat at the back gate again.

other than that, life is just passing by here in china. i cant really remember anything too memorable this week since we've had SO much class, but its been fun. last night we went to a fun little dive bar and hung out with the girls for awhile. im off to go finish some more homework, ect. things seem to be piling up quicker and quicker right before we leave. 12 more days!

em