Shanghai

Staying up all night at a hotel in Shanghai... I'm hoping that I'll be able to sleep straight through my twelve-hour flight and avoid jet lag. Tomorrow I fly to Tokyo, then Detroit, then Columbus, so I'm in for some serious travel boredom. I hope I can buy an English book at the Tokyo airport... there were none here in China.
While waiting in the airport at Shanghai, a stranger asked me if he could practice his English. He was an English teacher at a middle school in a small town, so he had never spoken with a native speaker before. Then his friend asked me if she could take a photo with me. I don't know why that still surprises me... stangers are all the time asking me to take a photo with me here, like I'm some kind of novelty. (And I guess I am, eh?)
Anyway, good night, all. In less than 48 hours I'll be home eating tacos!!! HOORAY!