New Years

In Chinese, we say "Xin nian kuai le, wan shi ru yi", which means Happy New Year, and may 10,000 things go well. So, happy new year everyone, and I hope that you were able to spend it with the people you love, and may all your wishes and resolutions come true!

It was my second New Year in Shanghai; I was there on vacation for 2007, but I wouldn't have guessed that I'd be in the same place at the same time in 2008. I missed and thought about my family and close friends that are halfway across the globe, but I was grateful for my Shanghainese family and some new and old friends that I have met here in China.