I was excited the whole entire time leading up to this trip into Shanghai and had felt like the energizer bunny because I have been waiting for this experience for a long time. However during the end of or walking through Yu garden my Jet-lag, that thing that I felt I might never have caught up to me, actually did in fact catch up to me. I began, although I tried to make it subtle, yawning out of control. And because of my constant display of Jet-lag, I was constantly asked by my oh-so and very kind hostess Ammie, if I was doing okay. I honestly was so tired that I could have fell asleep on the very busy and loud streets of shanghai and not have been woken up by anything. I could have slept on those streets forever; but I thought that I would hate to impose and ruin this really fun trip for everyone just because I wanted to sleep.
However because of what happened during this picture and many others like this one taken today, I once again am that energizer bunny that I once talked about before. Everyone in the group that I was walking with today pitched in when they saw that I was tired to make me laugh. And this plan was an absolute success and now thanks to the ultra kindness of my old and new friends. I also might even add that Peter, the group assigned "spirit lifter", work wonders on not only my moral today; but also of the moral of the entire group.
Had I went home and most likely jumped immediately into bed, I would have missed the fried and steamed buns with delicious icing/sauce we had as a snack along our journey. I would have also missed talking to Mario about the NBA, NBA Draft, College Basketball (as we were both happy the Uconn men's team was in the final four), video games, and even school. The list could go on and on as we discovered that we had so much in common and I am excited to say that we will be playing basketball tomorrow and even probably next weekend. I had just met him this morning when I had played basketball with my Host sisters cousin and Mario, yet from the way we talked to each other and also the way that he talked to Peter you would have thought that we were childhood friends
This first full day, although it seemed rocky through the middle turned out to be a great day and more importantly, I am excited to see what tomorrow has in store for me!
-Colin D.