I spent a nice day bumming around Shanghai. I went to a meeting at noon and then checked out an art museum. Afterwards I went to the bund area and people watched. It was nice.

I met a friend for dinner and then went to another meeting. All in all a good day. After the meeting I spent hours talking to David. I hate that I’m super allergic to his cat. I’m wheezing right now and not feeling the greatest, but I had a great conversation with him and am glad that I’m staying here. It’s not going to be hard to say goodbye to China. It will be difficult to say goodbye to all of the interesting, nice people I’ve met in this country.

I went to Yellow Mountain a few weeks ago. The fog is usually pretty bad which makes the visible poor. On the hike up the mountain it was clear that what we couldn’t see was really beautiful. I feel like that’s about how my life is after Friday. It’s a cloud that I can’t see past right now, but I’m pretty sure that everything that lies beyond it is really beautiful. I’ve just got to wait until the clouds part and I can get a glimpse of what I can’t see from this vantage point. I’m really grateful I’m taking this risk and trying something different. I’m sure if nothing else it’ll be a great learning experience.

Woot woot! One more full day and then I’m off to Istanbul. What a life I’m living these days. I wouldn’t give it up for anything.