The first full week in Shanghai is done, and this place has
been a shit show! We went out most of the nights here and enjoyed the nightlife
we’ve imagined Shanghai having. I’d like to say that we have been deprived of
nightlife in Tianjin, but you all know I’m lying… We had fun in Tianjin
wherever we ended up, whether that was Green Man, Helen’s, Heaven, Sitong, or
Muse.
We still miss Tianjin a little bit when we look at the cab
fares and food prices, but China is still pretty cheap even in Shanghai!
I’ve done my share of exploring around in Shanghai! I joined
in most of Shanghai Prides festivities such as the parties, trivia night, and
other things. I bought a t-shirt! Now I can say that I have gone to other
prides than just Atlanta!
Along with Pride, I joined the LGBT friendly swim team in
Shanghai (Hey Trout, I’m trying to get them to come to Gay Games next year).
The team is really nice; we have standard practice with about 30 to 40 people.
The practice is about an hour and 15 minutes long and it wasn’t too hard even
though I’m super out of shape. They asked me why I’m here and blah blah blah,
and after the practice we all went out to dinner. It made me feel like I was
back home again with the Rainbow Trout.
Some of the other highlights of Shanghai are the two Pub
Crawls we did in 3 days. Insane I know!
It’s not all nightlife for us in Shanghai, Saturday (June
22, 2013) we went to the hold Confucius temples and saw the pagoda there. We
had dumplings for days and enjoyed a beautiful garden from morning to mid
afternoon. Additionally, we went out to explore the shopping areas around
Shanghai Jiao Tong University where we are staying because there are six malls
in 2-block radius. The malls are huge and they are for people with money! There
is a freestanding kiosk for Chloe and Hugo Boss, along with stores like Escada,
and Gucci everywhere. So other than that we have been enjoying the nightlife.
So far Shanghai has been great! More updates to come so hold
tight! Here are some pics!!!
Oh and I went to the Korean Consulate today to get a Korean
Visa so I can attend Yonsei University for the fall semester!
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