Friends

The last three days of our Shanghai stint was made even more memorable because of the good food and conversation we shared with friends from across the ocean. We met up with Michael and Sainan after their trip to Sainan's home town. We knew that they would be in Shanghai from Jan. 8 to 11 way before, but because our plans were so unpredictable, we weren't sure if we'd be able to meet up with them. Luckily, it all worked out in the end and we spent three days doing a lot of walking, chatting, and of course eating.

Kevin enjoyed having an outlet to talk about his tech and research topics to someone who actually understood (thanks, Mike!), while I had someone to ooh and ahh at sights with me and talk about girly stuff. And we were both thoroughly ecstatic to have a Chinese speaker AND reader (thanks, Sainan!). Walking around the city was like the good ol' days when the four of us would go for weekend trips to somewhere, and the highlight our days would be the food. Except this time, we were on the other side of the world, speaking a different language. We're not sure when we'll see Mike and Sainan again...but a little birdie told me that it'll be sometime in August...this time in Toronto.


Kevin and Lily in transit is nice, but meeting friends along the way is icing on the cake. 

The gang at The Bund, Shanghai