I got back into the good ol’ U. S. of A. yesterday evening after spending a nice chunk of the week in Shanghai, China. It’s my second trip to China and first time Shanghai, a city which a friend of mine described as “China’s Paris”. Now, while I didn’t get to see anything in the city that struck me as very Parisian, I did come away with an appreciation for a few things:
- Shanghai. Is. Massive. At a population of 23 million, it’s the most populous city on the planet.
- The city has a fairly amazing skyline. The vlog post has a shot from the roof deck of my hotel and that will give you a pretty good idea of what it looks like at night. Pretty amazing – they love their lights on buildings in Shanghai.
- While not Shanghai specific, I like to travel “rough” in the sense that if I’m going to be on a plane, I will have on some combination of (a) baseball hat, (b) t-shirt, (c) sneakers and (d) pullover. Oh and there is no possible way I am shaving either. This photo is proof to all of the above as I sat in BusinessFirst on United. If you thought for a second that traveling “rough” to China involved being crammed into an impossibly small seat… umm… no. Not so much.
Anyhoo, today’s vlog is about perspective (surprised?), funkiness and living life active vs. passive. Please do enjoy – this is my first attempt at an iPad-generated vlog. Hoping this works out as planned. Also, I was able to build up a few post ideas during the trip that I will be doing over the next few days. Rejoice unto the heavens and cry hosannah!