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I arrived in Shanghai and I felt like I was in Hong Kong again. But it felt a little different, a little more Chinese. And I like that. I got to my hostel and my room is a single room. I booked it intentionally because this is just past the middle of my trip and…

I guess I didn’t expect this. I knew a little about Jiujiang but not a lot. I guess I expected some kinda deteriorated town with poverty and a backwardness to it. I think this was perpetuated by this idea that “the West is best” and from the stories of Western expats who complain about everything…

I had congee for breakfast. Southern China is known for congee and HK is apparently known for dim sum so I knew I needed to try it while I was here. This is pork intestine congee. It was good although the intestines are so chewy so it takes forever to actually chew them. I have…

The second I got off the plane in Hong Kong, I was so happy. It was cold! I’ve never been so happy to have to put a jacket on. I took a city flyer bus from the airport to the hostel. It was met with another very happy moment when I ordered the ticket in…

I have had lots of amazing food in the past few days. I got a Vietnamese coffee for the first time. It’s good but I’m really not a coffee connoisseur so it just tastes like nice coffee. I got this coffee at a very cute boutique cafe and I hit my head on a hanging…

I went snorkeling. It was pretty cool and saw a small eel, lots of fish, and tiny jellyfish. I think a jellyfish stung the side of my face. It’s just a little red and tingly. I also threw up three times on the boat. Sea sickness. I was okay with being in the water but…

I didn’t do too much on Thursday. I woke up to a nice sunny morning. For breakfast, I got a pastry for 4000 IDR, which is 30 cents. It was good, very light. It was hard to pick because they all looked good and it was cool to see him making them in the back.…

I arrived in Bali just after midnight and went to sleep pretty soundly. The hostel I’m at is not too bad, although I also am paying for what I get ($5 a night) so it’s not exactly like it’s a five star place nor did I expect it to be. I woke up to a…

The Springs on the day I left pre-snowstorm I partially wrote this in John F. Kennedy airport, on the plane to Doha, and at Doha. I don’t have much to talk about yet although the weather up to Denver was snowy and icy. It delayed morning flights but my flight took off with flying colors.…