I’m exhausted and grateful I get to go to bed very soon. I really like staying with David in Shanghai, but I can’t stop wheezing and it’s really uncomfortable. I don’t like this at all. I took some allergy stuff not long ago which I don’t think will help a lot. It’s maybe the reason I feel so tired right now. I suppose if it helps me sleep that’s at least better than nothing.

I sent quite a few emails today. I emailed people looking to rent a room in their apartment in Istanbul. I don’t think it’ll be too hard to find one that works well. Considering how much I love walking around cities an apartment that’s centrally located is pretty important to me. I also emailed some AA people asking for advice and whether they knew of someone looking to rent out a room in their apartment. It feels good to finally be making some forward progress on all of that.

Only a few more days and I’ll be in Istanbul! Woohoo! I am going to miss Shanghai and the friends I’ve made here, but I’m so ready to get out of China. And I really want to date and meet guys. Turkish guys can be really, really hot. I hope that dating and meeting guys doesn’t prove to be that difficult. I don’t think it will. At least as long as I can mentally get over feeling so gross about myself and my weight. I’ll have to start praying for some help in dealing with that. Today was better for food and I did quite a bit of walking, but there will still need to be some forward progress made on that front, too.

OMG Istanbul so soon! Yay!