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It's the "rainy season" and it's really starting to get on my nerves! 5 straight days of rain is too much!!
Not too much has been going on. Monday we worked a little despite the national holiday and went for lunch near the hotel. After that we went back to the hotel, where I preceeded to fall asleep for almost 4 hours. I woke up at 8:15 when my boss called because we were meeting for dinner at 8. oops. We went to Simply Thai which is one of my favorite places here in Shanghai.
Tuesday we went to work and the rain kept coming. It's about a hour taxi ride to and from the location everyday. We got some Italian for dinner, which was right up my alley. Fell asleep right after we got back to the hotel at 9, woke up briefly at 11:30, then woke up for the day at 1:30am. I thought I was used to the jet lag, but I guess that was wishful thinking.
Today is Wednesday and it is STILL raining. Talk about depressing. Work is getting done though, I am hoping we can leave early.
I am super excited about this weekend though. I am going to Sanya, which is also known as "China's Hawaii". Sanya is the southernmost city in Hainan (海南) province. It is about a 3 hour flight from Shanghai, but should be worth it for the beaches. I am determined to just relax, but there is one thing I want to go see - the 108-meter Buddhist statue of Guanyin, which is one of the tallest statues in the world. I am staying at the Marriott, which is on the beach. I might even do some snorkeling.
Sanya has also been in the news relating to their major underground nuclear submarine base. News in May 2008 reported that tunnels were being built into hillsides which could be capable of hiding up to 20 nuclear submarines from spy satellites. Not planning on taking a tour of that.....
I think that is it for now, I don't really have a phone I can use to call, but I promise to try soon. Love you all. Katie
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