We're finding a rhythm here, at last. School has helped, and it doesn't hurt that the girls love it. I have just completed two major writing projects. I start three new books this week (outlining phase), and on Wednesday I start teaching weekly at Fudan University.
We have, once again, run into visa complications. Nothing insurmountable, but a nearly constant reminder that we are visitors here. We look forward this week to seeing a Disney publishing friend, Jennifer Levine, who will be in Shanghai on business. It seems so wild to meet up 12,000 miles from where we usually do -- but we have a restaurant booked and the girls are excited to see her (Jen, our NY based publicist, hosts us at DisneyWorld when Dave and I do events there and the families tag along--so she's the Disney World woman, to the girls!).
The weather has "broken." The oppressive heat has given way to just plain old heat -- low 80s instead of mid to upper 90s and 90% humidity.
Marcelle has a day planned with some other women -- they are doing the sights and shopping sights of Shanghai together; she ran into a woman in the fabric mart and they've had a lunch and are making plans -- its fun how such a HUGE city (19 million) can seem so small at times.
The rhythm continues; we're monitoring the hurricane threatening the gulf and sending out good thoughts -- we're thinking of the Barrys as we see massive sheets of heavy rains crossing Miami. The world isn't so big after all. Dave's columns (www.miamiherald.com) are a RIOT if you haven't been reading them; the Dave Barry take on the political conventions. Not to be missed.
Yes, the world is shrinking. But don't tell that to us... from here it still seems enormous.
(Ridley)
1 comment:
"I start teaching weekly at Fudan" -- does this mean you only teach one day a week? I assumed it was 5 days, but can see how you would be able to come and do book tours now and then in USA, or am I wrong?
CheryeB
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