6/20/08 Update

hey everyone,

those of you who get a kick out of a good deal, you may want to look into an international student id card. these babies will get you a bunch of discounts at tourist attractions in shanghai, and they cost $25 (including shipping) if you order them online. they're awesome if you're planning to travel after the trip too. i just got mine at http://myisic.com (it's legit, our overseas studies coordinator sent me the link)

other than that, i hope all of you enjoy listening to the voicemails i left you about your visas. if you haven't checked your phone because you're out of the country, don't worry about it, i just wanted to make sure your visa was going to let you stay in china for the duration of the program.

just another reminder, send your blogs and a glamorous photo of yourself into me by monday. the partners are as follows:

David & Amanda
Gerard & Cynthia
Henry & Eleanor
James & Elisabeth
Luis & Elaine
Matt & Malin
Quinn & Margaret
Si & Mega
Misha & Natalie

figure out a time to talk if you can. for those of you who are abroad already, try skyping or emailing? (although fb stalking is really much more effective).

for those of you who are artistically inclined, or just like to play on photoshop: we're trying to design tshirts for us and our nanjing university chinese partners, so if anyone is up to the task, shoot me an email.

i'll also be sending a very mature and responsible-sounding email out to your parents in the next couple of days, so you can watch out for that. i'll bcc all of you on it so that you're in the loop.

as always, i'll put a copy of this email up on the blog - http://lechinaanhui.blogspot.com/

hope you're all excited! i just finished school, so call me whenever if you have pressing concerns. :)

elaine