Finally in Beijing!

Made it to Beijing after the 2 hour flight from Shanghai. Also took the bullet train to Pudong Airport. The train hits about 275 mph and people pay the 50 Yuan just to ride it even if they're not going to the airport.

I just want to publicly thank my aunt and uncle in Shanghai for showing me just about all of the local scene in such a great city from both the urban and rural perspectives. It was truly amazing. Did I mention how delicious the food is? It was awesome!

So, I'm now in Beijing for about the next 7 weeks. Hanging out with my high school friend allison at her apartment complex that her family's business operates from. It's one of those new high rise communities that has just about anything one would need to live in comfort within the gates of the complex. I haven't Al in over a year so it's great to hang out with her again. She's also got this really cute pug she named ice cream in chinese. She knows mainly the western stuff here in Beijing so I'm gonna have to find some people who know the local scene better.

Gonna do a little bit of sight seeing tomorrow before I check into my school on Sunday morning.