Monthly Archives: October 2015

Sunday in Shanghai and Coming Home

Sunday in Shanghai and Coming Home We started our last day in Shanghai with a yummy Chinese breakfast and a final round of packing. Other than a last day of shopping we were ready to go home. Hailee, a student … Continue reading →...

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Saturday Leaving Qing Dao for Shanghai

Our day had a very early start since we needed to leave at 6:00 am. Getting up early and being ready to leave has become a special talent of ours. Friday evening we packed arranging things so we would only … Continue reading →...

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Friday in Qin Dao

Today was presentation day. I was pretty nervous from the moment I got up. We had a lovely breakfast and it was off to speeches including mine. Shortly before it was time for me to begin, Ming asked me if … Continue reading →...

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Thursday in Qing Dao

I am actually writing this on Thursday before I go to bed. I usually end up writing the next morning.   Today was a start to finish work day. Oh, there was that massage at the school for the blind. … Continue reading →...

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Wednesday in Qing Dao

We slept really well on our very unusual, for us, flat hard bed. I think it was the best night sleep I have had since leaving home. Our hotel seems to be part of a sort of industrial complex. The … Continue reading →...

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Tuesday in shanghai and Qing dao

We took a short walk before breakfast. The streets seemed a lot less crazy. People were jogging and excersizing where ever they could find a little bit of green space. We passed a man playing Doe Rae Me on a … Continue reading →...

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Monday in Shanghai

This was the day of my first although shorter speech and I admit I woke up a bit nervous. I had a very lovely new dress to wear to help build up my courage. At 68 you would think I … Continue reading →...

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Sunday in Shanghai

It is really a stretch to figure out what day it is. A few more comments about this amazing room: To get to our room we walk down a long twisty hall way that is very wide. The walls are … Continue reading →...

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Getting to Shanghai

We had a limo pick us up at 4:15 Friday morning and had a relaxing ride to the airport. We had breakfast and did a lot of walking. We were upgraded on the flight to Chicago. Everything went smoothly and … Continue reading →...

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Friday in Nashville

Friday in Nashville Well, our last full day in Nashville dawned with still more rain. It at least waited until we got home from breakfast. We made a quick trip back to the mall so Neal could look at boots … Continue reading →...

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