jessibelle

So Halloween boat party was where the spirit of Shanghai/Halloween was taking us this year. Open bar on a boat doesn't sound like the most clever idea. But after a day of walking around the fabric market with a bin liner full of fake fur, 4 hours of stitching and watching Cats the musical, we were very up for our first halloween in Shanghai.

Isabelle and Obama

So, waking up this morning the day looked bright and promising, but the sky has turned back into that kind of grey scary night time which is Shanghai's daytime. Sunday plans are: to do some revision for the upcoming tests, go get fixed shoes from cobblers, go to Zhongshan park to see about a job, eat last nights brownies and generally do nothing.

J xx

"She sits upon the windowsill or anything that's smooth and flat
She sits and sits and sits and sits
And that's what makes a Gumbie Cat
That's what makes a Gumbie Cat!"

Dear family and friends,

Everything is well. Both of us have some kind of cold at the moment, and our internet still doesn´t work properly, but otherwise things are ok. The weather in Shanghai suddenly turned very cold. I now understand what people meant when they told me that it gets extremely cold here during the winter. About zero degrees is normal i hear, and that´s not too bad I thought.. Now it says on some weather information websites that it is about 16high and 11low today and I can tell you that it feels much colder. Just a few days or maybe weeks ago it was too hot to wear a sweather, then for about 2-4 days it was a bit chilly, and now all of a sudden it is just freezing, and it will get worse. We have not used the heating system yet and want to wait for as long as possible, but we are already sleeping with winter duvet + blanket + socks + Pyjamas + extra sweather.... and it is still cold.

So now I am sitting in my thickest jumper and a blanket wrapped around me and a hot cup of coffee. Soon abou to meet a friend at Metro City.

Yesterday I went to the park for a little bit.









XOXO
Isabelle

There are many people with birthdays this month to say the least. So far we have celebrated Rowan (3rd), Me (7th), Sabrina (8th), Alex (11th) and we still have Emma (29th) and Cibele (31st) to go that I know of right now.
Many birthdays mean many cakes and cocktails. Me likey.



Me, Tiago and birthday cake


Nice people, Nice view


Alex´s Birthday

Hey guys,

So we went to the EXPO on Monday.. after hearing many mixed reviews from people. Here's a selection of photos.

Queues for China's pavilion.

China's pavilion.

Norway.

Sweden Pavilion- 瑞典馆

UK Pavilion- Theme of seeds and growth. Represents a dandelion