The Fog

Hello dear readers! Sorry that I haven't updated the blog in a while, but as most of you know, we were home for the holidays. Kim and I were so happy to get together with so many of our good friends, and sad that our time together was so brief. Not to worry, though! We'll be home sometime in July, and we're also looking forward to you coming to visit (nudge nudge, wink wink).

Anyway the only thing to report about China in that time is that there was a major earthquake in Taiwan that has affected internet use all over Asia. Our internet is a bit spotty (that is, more spotty than usual), but the papers say that it will be fixed by the end of January.

Speaking of spotty, check out the visibility in this fog that settled over Shanghai the day that we left for break. I stood on the corner for a few minutes before I took the leap of faith required to cross the street. Luckily, the nicer cars would honk as they sailed through the intersection, coming briefly into visible range.

Here you can see how heavy the fog was. The first picture was taken at about 7:15 in the morning, the second at about noon time.