I’ve made it back to America safe and sound

It’s 3am and I’m still up feeling antsy and jet laggy.  Maybe it’s that I have nothing to do, really, for the next few days and that’s a shock to my system after what I’ve had to go through the past month and what I’m going to go through starting next week.  Nevertheless, I still feel antsy and sleepless now (but yet still sleepy, oddly enough) so I guess I should try to write it out and enjoy my parents’ freely offered Heinekens (thanks mom and dad!).

The past few days have really been a total blur. I remember being on a plane and getting totally annoyed with screaming, rambunctious children, surrounded by terrible, international flight attendants (seriously, they’re horrible– they always end up yelling at me or the people around me for no reason– but domestic flight attendants are usually really nice), then being stuck in Detroit for hours and hours.  It feels like it was months ago that I was stuck in the Nanjing train station because our train was delayed for, what?, 2 hours? 3 hours?  I have no idea.  But here’s a picture, that should be sufficient for any of you Americans never to complain to me about how terrible the crowds in Walmart are:

This is the normal amount of people, you wouldn't believe what the train station during spring festival looks like.

Anyway, I’ve had a blast the past few days… at least according to my pictures… even though when I look at them I can only imagine these situations as being months or years ago, not the mere few days ago that they really were.  Here’s a little flash thingy from picasa that will let you see them all quickly.  Otherwise you can click here to see the album (for my sharebros on google reader).  There are some gems in there, so check it out!

And with that I think I can finally go to bed!  Good night, America! It’s good to be home.