Preparing for Shanghai was a mad dash in the end. We barely got ourselves out of Raleigh, leaving many loose ends. We didn’t get to properly bid good-bye to many friends and return all the email well wishings.
It’s been a busy 7 days in Shanghai. We had many accomplishments:
- Passed our health check-up (required for residency permit)
- Opened a bank account (with debit/ATM card)
- Bought transportation cards
- Found an apartment and signed the lease
- Attended the symphony
- Had the phone and ADSL installed
- Had our hair cut
- Visited with Sun-Ling’s relatives.
- John attended 2 days of IDF (Intel Developer Forum) at the Shanghai Convention Center last week.
