October Holiday

We had October 1-5 off for the Chinese labor holiday. I didn't think five days was really enough time to go anywhere, plus last October holiday I learned a good lesson about not going to an island during the October typhoon season! So... I decided to save my vacation money, stay in Shanghai, and go shopping instead! Here's a rundown of what I did:

Wednesday - Learned how to make homemade tortillas at a friend's house and went furniture shopping for about six hours at a Chinese antique place, an upholstery store with six floors, and IKEA. Bought 12 pieces at IKEA!!

Thursday - Went to the Pudong Flower Market and bought seven plants for my balcony. It's a great little secluded get-away now! Had my birthday dinner with some friends at my favorite restaurant in PuXi - Lapis Lazuli.


Friday - Went shopping at a furniture warehouse here in Pudong and bought a REALLY cool wooden chair and furniture for my balcony get-away. They're still making the cushion for the chair... Also went shopping for lamps for the living room.

Saturday - Proctored the SAT for seniors at our high school, had Thai food for lunch, played card games for hours at a friend's house.

Sunday - Stayed home all day. IKEA promised to deliver some time between 9am and 2pm and assemble my 12 pieces sometime between 2pm and 8pm. I scheduled the other furniture delivery and lamp delivery for Sunday, too, since I knew I'd have to be home all day. While waiting around, a friend and I planned our Chinese New Year trip to Vietnam (coming up in January) and I leveled and stickered about 100 books from my classroom library. I promise to post pictures of my apartment soon. It's feeling much more homey now!

Assembly in progress...