Zhoumo kuaile!

Happy Friday, all! We got back to Shanghai yesterday evening and we're looking forward to a mellow weekend at home. The plan? Pick up our new winter coats we had made at the fabric market, and bundle up for a long bike ride to check out a "Christlkindlmarkt." Have you ever been to a Christmas market? They're big in Europe and feature vendors selling gifts and Christmas decorations, and food and drinks (think: mulled wine). Takes me back to my Strasbourg study abroad days. 

Photos from Chengdu are here and include lots more panda pics (although I have even more in my private collection; I spared you). 

P.S. My blog is now included in an expat blog directory (thank you, Kelly), which is currently holding its annual blog awards. If you like what you're reading, perhaps you'll want to write a nice comment here? No pressure whatsoever. 

I'm social

In my attempt to be the best communicator I can be, I'm on a few different platforms. It's a safe bet that if you're reading this, we're already Facebook friends. I'm also on Google+ and Twitter, but I'm not terribly active in either space (I'm more what they call a lurker). 

What you might be most interested in, however, is Instagram (follow me, I'm lexg519) and Flickr, where I've uploaded Shanghai photos. (Flickr also houses some of my older photos dating back to 2005, in case you're interested and have too much time on your hands.)   

And did you know that you can customize the way you view my blog? Mouse over the word Classic in the upper left and choose which way you'd prefer to see my entries. While you're at it, you should SUBSCRIBE to my blog (it would make me feel special and loved if you did so). Place your cursor on the right side of the page and you'll see the Subscribe button under About Me and Blog Archive.    

Enjoy and be social!