台风 (typhoon)

so far the typhoon hitting shanghai has been pretty anticlimactic. when i left work today there were some pretty neat winds and it was raining some, but nothing too impressive. i'm a little disappointed, though there is still hope for more tonight.

the past two nights, i've had dinner with my neighbor and her husband. they're a relatively young couple so it was fun to talk to them. she says that because i'm young and alone, she, as my older chinese sister, has to take care of me. in any case, it's been a great way to practice my chinese and eat good, free food.

on sunday when i get back from sanya, i'm going to play basketball with some of the people at my work (including some of my bosses). while i realize there is a bit of a conflict of interest there, i think it should be fun.