Ch 41: Family, Optimism, and More Food

Dec. 21

I attended an official Oxbridge alumni gathering tonight at the Southern Barbarian (Hunan Food). It was good to meet other folks from Camford who have been out and about in Shanghai in various capacities. It’s even better to get to know them as individuals- which was done afterwards at Bund 18 (A Lounge- you guessed it- on the Bund of course!)


Dec. 22
Today is Dong Zhi Jie! It’s the holiday in China celebrating the winter solstice. As the shortest day (and hence longest night of the year) it is a time to spend with family and be optimistic as the daylight hours will continue to grow longer starting with sunrise the next day. I love the fact that a majority of Chinese holidays correspond to natural events- it just “feels” right. As my own family is across an ocean and a continent I had dinner with a good friend from SBS and her family (Lulu’s - Shanghainese restaurant in Plaza 66). I really trust her taste in food and the choices of her family were no different. Yum.