Clearly keeping up with this blog is turning out to be a lot more difficult than I thought.
Before I moved to Shanghai I figured that I would be bored and lonely living by myself for the first time. It has basically been the exact opposite. I'm never home for any extended period of time and I am constantly running from one thing to the next, which is great (minus the fact that I am insanely tired, but more on that to come).
So since I've been here last I have continued to explore Shanghai on the weekends and go to Crossfit during the week. There have been so many places I've seen that I can't even remember them all, but everything has been great. I promise to take you when you come to visit =)
Some Major Highlights:
Chili Cook Off-
So much good food, beer, and bourbon. It was like a real cook off back home. The weather was even nice. Afterwards we found an amazing Laser Tag Bar. We need these in the US. There is no better way to play laser tag.
During the first week of October we had our Mid Autumn Holiday and a friend of mine from Honduras came over to Shanghai for a visit. We found all sorts of pop up bars, fun events, and great activities to get up to. My favourite was the Persian restaurant we stumbled upon. They had great hookah, traditional music, and a fantastic owner who gave us free brandy. I finally got a chance to visit the Science and Technology Museum, which was probably the biggest mistake I've made in China since there were about a million people who all had the same great idea we did. It was impossible to navigate around, but I saw enough to know it is definitely worth a trip back. I also had the chance to go down Shouning Street--the place Anthony Bourdain wandered down on Parts Unknown--to sample to sea food (delicious) and countless bottles of beer (too much fun.) It was a great night out!
After my wonderful week off I headed back to the US to see my very best friend get married. I spent 6 days in Charleston and had an amazing time. The wedding was awesome, it was great to see all of my friends and family, and got to explore a fun new city in the process. The weather was perfect, so coming to Shanghai was a bit of a shock because fall has officially arrived here. Thank god my mom brought all of my winter clothes up from Florida for me to bring back. (Thanks mom!)
I am definitely looking forward to a quite few weeks here in Shanghai before the craziness of November begins. (Think lots of additional work commitments and trips away from the city.) Hopefully I'll be able to start learning the ukelele I bought in September and haven't had a chance to play yet.
Now I promise to try to keep this updated a little better so you can actually get a feel for what is going on in my like.
Before I moved to Shanghai I figured that I would be bored and lonely living by myself for the first time. It has basically been the exact opposite. I'm never home for any extended period of time and I am constantly running from one thing to the next, which is great (minus the fact that I am insanely tired, but more on that to come).
So since I've been here last I have continued to explore Shanghai on the weekends and go to Crossfit during the week. There have been so many places I've seen that I can't even remember them all, but everything has been great. I promise to take you when you come to visit =)
Some Major Highlights:
Chili Cook Off-
So much good food, beer, and bourbon. It was like a real cook off back home. The weather was even nice. Afterwards we found an amazing Laser Tag Bar. We need these in the US. There is no better way to play laser tag.
During the first week of October we had our Mid Autumn Holiday and a friend of mine from Honduras came over to Shanghai for a visit. We found all sorts of pop up bars, fun events, and great activities to get up to. My favourite was the Persian restaurant we stumbled upon. They had great hookah, traditional music, and a fantastic owner who gave us free brandy. I finally got a chance to visit the Science and Technology Museum, which was probably the biggest mistake I've made in China since there were about a million people who all had the same great idea we did. It was impossible to navigate around, but I saw enough to know it is definitely worth a trip back. I also had the chance to go down Shouning Street--the place Anthony Bourdain wandered down on Parts Unknown--to sample to sea food (delicious) and countless bottles of beer (too much fun.) It was a great night out!
Courtney enjoying the sheesha
Shouning Street Delicacies
Crawfish we eventually ate :-\
After my wonderful week off I headed back to the US to see my very best friend get married. I spent 6 days in Charleston and had an amazing time. The wedding was awesome, it was great to see all of my friends and family, and got to explore a fun new city in the process. The weather was perfect, so coming to Shanghai was a bit of a shock because fall has officially arrived here. Thank god my mom brought all of my winter clothes up from Florida for me to bring back. (Thanks mom!)
Rehearsal Dinner
Throw Back since wedding photos weren't available yet
I am definitely looking forward to a quite few weeks here in Shanghai before the craziness of November begins. (Think lots of additional work commitments and trips away from the city.) Hopefully I'll be able to start learning the ukelele I bought in September and haven't had a chance to play yet.
Now I promise to try to keep this updated a little better so you can actually get a feel for what is going on in my like.
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