Arrival: Shanghai

At 2:00 p.m. (local time) on Saturday, April 11th our group landed in Shanghai, China, for the start of a two-week study tour. After first flying from Boston to Chicago, we braved the 14 hour trip to Shanghai - with the help of movies, magazines, and plenty of water. Here's Ralph just before we board the plane:

On the bus to our hotel, we reviewed Chinese numbers with trip leader Aloe and learned a bit about the history of Shanghai from our guide John.

Tomorrow we will wake up refreshed and ready for a full day: one particularly exciting part of tomorrow will be a visit to the Lu Xun Park with a special lecture from Ma Yuanxi on the Chinese writer for whom the park is named.