Happy holidays!

We passed some festive graffiti here on Gulangyu. It's chilly, but
clear and sunny!

Ho ho ho

We joined a festive ride around Shanghai yesterday. There were about 30-40 riders in Santa hats, a tricycle blaring Christmas tunes, and plenty of beer stops. It was a great way to get into the holiday spirit.

Brief

Oops, seems that time has slipped away a little too quickly for us. We passed our 1 year anniversary here in China a few days ago and it's both embarrassing and gratifying to reflect on the progression of a year in Shanghai.

We've met incredible people who have helped us broaden our worldview and experience how small our planet really is (in a good way). On the flip-side, neither Troy nor I have really acclimated to the Shanghai cuisine... I love cheese too much.

That's all for now. We just booked a weekend trip to Xiamen over Christmas, so there will be pictures of beautiful, crumbling, colonial architecture coming soon.