earth to Earth Day.

hug a tree.

of course, in shanghai, finding one will be a challenge.

marissa n aaron

saying goodbye..

to people you like sucks.
makes me sad.
but i always believed that if it's destiny
your roads will one day cross
and you will always meet again.

see you in EUR my friend.

follow me..

to sweden. (blog to follow)

but first,
an indefinite stop-over...
in new zealand...
weeeee..

see ya soon sunshine.

naked retreats..

was heaven in a forest of bamboo. i will never forget walking quietly in the bamboo forest, hearing nothing but my own footsteps, looking up at the tips of the shoots, looking down at the thick sturdy segmented stalks on the ground, all the while inhaling the fresh, cool, moist air that you only get after rainfall, deep into my lungs.

oh Moganshan, how i miss you so. and your 3 legged dogs and cat.

Oh, the places you'll go!

We're trying to figure where we want our last Asia travel destination to be before we leave shanghai. But i am coming to realize there are just too many to choose from! Angkor, Cambodia really caught my eye. I always remember seeing pictures of the temples in mags and on TV but when I did a search online of Must-see places in Asia, i was pretty blown away by Angkor Wat. So Siem Reap is probably one of my first picks. Then there's Vietnam. Of all SE Asia destinations, airfare is the cheapest there. So cheap, that I know two people who purchased tickets and went there alone this week! (it's a chinese/easter holiday week) I thought Halong bay would be a great place to chill and soak in nature, so I pick Hanoi over the busy Ho Chi Minh City. Then there's Bali Island. My coworker went there last year and LOVED it. She said the people were the most gracious and hospitable that she's ever met! Plus, how can i resist an island in Indonesia? Kuala Lampur in Malaysia is a pretty cheap flight but my fear is it will be too busy and crowded and give me claustrophobic flashbacks of SH, except with nice and friendly folk.

We have to leave by May 1 due to dkf's visa. We may not be able to move to Sweden just yet so will need to stall somewhere, hopefully idyllic. Originally I thought Thailand would be a great, relaxing cheap place to hang out, but with all the civil unrest, that might be a bad idea.

Oh where to go, where to go? Dr. Seuss, please tell me!

thought of the day

whenever i get emails and read blogs about others, and i hear all about retirements, divorces, deaths, health declines, and job changes, i always think to myself, "wow, my life is pretty boring. nothing changes a whole lot from year to year." but then again, i would rather have no bad news to report than any news at all.