Zhoumo kuaile!

We're off to Hong Kong tomorrow! Although I'm a little worried about getting there. Weather in Shanghai is terrible; it's been pouring windy rain all day. And Mike's day trip to Beijing has turned into an overnight stay thanks to a flight cancellation. 

My primary goal for the trip is to hike, breathe in the ocean air, and eat dim sum -- on repeat. And maybe we'll finally get to see some dragon boats! Yes, it's that time of year again, and apparently, Hong Kong celebrates better than Shanghai. There's also the giant rubber duck.    

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Happy Dragon Boat Festival!

As if this week weren't exciting enough with Go Skateboarding Day, today marks the start of China's Dragon Boat Festival. Sounds cool, right? Don't you imagine boats with a dragon head at the bow and a dragon tail at the stern racing down the Huangpu River?

But we haven't seen anything like that just yet. In fact, I'm not sure what the locals do to celebrate other than take a day off and eat zongzi -- a pyramid of sticky rice inside of which hides a piece of meat (usually pork) or red bean paste, wrapped in a bamboo leaf. Some are tastier than others, we've learned. Neither one of us likes the ones with red bean paste (although I like red bean paste in other things!), and some shops make their zongzi with too much rice and too little meat.   

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In other news, I got myself a little job. I'm helping a French woman (or she may be Belge) with the English version of her website text. It's kind of perfect. I meet with her tomorrow to discuss her needs.  

What are your plans for the weekend?  (I suppose we'll also be on the lookout for dragon boats...)