Our apartmnent is situated cattycorner to Thumb Plaza where this photo was taken. I’ll tell you more about our location at a later time. This first week has not been easy especially with a jet-lagged 18-month-old. But we are adapting to our new home and even enjoying living here.
I am slowly familiarizing myself with our district of Pudong, Shanghai. Jameson is a celebrity everywhere we go. Everyone wants to touch him, talk to him and ask me his age. This gives me a chance to meet people and try out my small Mandarin vocabulary.
T.S. Elliot once said “The First condition of understanding a foreign city is to smell it”. We are certainly acquainted with the smell of Shanghai. Our apartment smells of garlic and onions, but once I started cooking and lit a candle every morning, it is no longer apparent. But, I can hardly say that I quite understand this city, not yet.