Hey Guys! Sorry I haven’t been able to update this thing in a while, I’ve been having so much trouble accessing my blog with the hotel built-in ethernet. Seems like there’s something in the connection that blocks wordpress. Anyways, the past two weeks have flownby! Here’s a quick wrap up: After a couple days in Hong Kong, we headed out to Beijing to visit the Great Wall and the Forbiden City. We then took a 2 hour flight to Shanghai for some shopping down Nanjing Road. We spent a brief 2 days in Shanghai, feasting on spicy, savory Shanghai food and then took a 2 hour car ride to Hangzhou, a beautiful jungle paradise, for some quick sightseeing. After taking a boat ride across the West Lake we took another flight to Guangzhou. Stores lined almost every street, it was a head-spinning frenzy and a haven for any shop-aholic! After filling up a substantial part of my suitcase with souvenirs and an entirely new wardrobe, we took another 2 hour car ride to Zhongshan, the town where my grandmother, on my father’s side, was born. I haven’t seen much of the city yet, as we’ve spent the last day trekking through mud and dirt in the pouring rain to find the house of my grandfather, on my mother’s side. I’ll write all about it in a later post. I’m having an amazing time over here. While the must-see touristy sight are definitely breath-taking and impressive, reconnecting with family members, and learnining about my heritage and my culture is something no hike up to the Great Wall can top. My Chinese however, isn’t going so well…