Home from China!

After approximately 20 hours in transit, I finally arrived back in Minnesota this afternoon. I just finished unpacking (ie throwing all the clothes I had packed into a laundry basket to be dealt with later) and am now getting ready to crash. I've been awake since 5:45am Shanghai time, which in Minnesota time is 4:45pm on Wed May 5th. As it is now after 11pm, and my only sleep in the last thirty hours came in little naps on the plane, sleep is definitely overdue.

But never fear, there are more stories coming! Keep your eyes out at this blog over the next few days as I sort through pictures and put up more stories, especially from our time in Beijing and the last few days of my trip. A special thanks again to Carrie and Jeff for being the most amazing China hosts!

Looking west at the Pudong skyline along the Huangpu river in Shanghai

Riding in a rickshaw to the Summer Palace in Beijing

Hiking on the Great Wall in Huanghua, north of Beijing