Back in China

As some of you know I didn't get the chance to go home between when I left in early January and the end of July. What most of you don't know is that I ended up returning to the states rather last minute for another visit in late August!

Well I'm back in China now. Here is a bullet point recap of my first day back and what I noticed:

• While it was hot in Chicago it's nothing compared to the heat and humidity I felt from the second I left the plane in Shanghai, only to get worse when I landed in Shenzhen later that evening!
• I returned home to find a nice cockroach on my kitchen floor. I'd say he was the size of a small rat! Dead thankfully! (probably from the heat)
• Then I turned on the water in my sink and a nice brown liquid came out!
• Oh yeah and my toilet wouldn't flush.
• And to top it off I grabbed a cab to find some food and the cabbie had the windows rolled up and was smoking a cigarette!

Welcome Home! Or as we say here "TIC" (This Is China)