Hump Day Boredom

There are days that I intrigued by my job and China and everything that this internship experience has to offer. Other days, I am bored stiff and looking for what to do. It is completely unfortunate that I have nothing to do at my job. I like to be productive! How quickly did I create that website? How eager was I to take the next step? It can even be something repetitive and mind numbing like making phone calls or filing or accounting, but at least I’m doing something. I don’t feel useless…

But unfortunately, this is what I’m plagued with today. Even upon inquiry, I have nothing to do. I’m supposed to write letters… but I’m not told what the point of these letters. The website is not finalized so I don’t know what information I’m supposed to be referencing and what I need to add, etc. I’m not a miracle worker… and I’ve only been here for 2 weeks! So I just sit here… and read BBC and shop for shoes (and I want them all… and at about $5-$50 each pair I may get them all.) But honestly, I can be doing so much in this lovely city – even just taking a look around!

And do you know what amazes me? That I can “explore” a section and completely miss it… but Kristin decides to explore and see so much cool stuff! I don’t know how she does it, but that girl has a gift… and she’s pretty snazzy at the camera too. Now, I just have to find time to follow her around so that I can find all the cool, interesting aspects of Shanghai as well.

The few days I have off we decided to go to some small towns right outside Shanghai. Troost went to them and he approved… so this must be good. J A ferry, a bus and a train to 2 cities in 3 days should be intense… got to catch up on my sleep now. Too bad I can’t nap at work… God knows that there isn’t much else I’m doing.