I set a new milestone - furthest from home I've ever been. I have so much to say, but I'm going to try and keep it short.

It was the last week of summer at school, so we decided to end it with a bang. My Chinese teacher, myself, his nephew, and some friends went to a mountain resort for getting in touch with nature. And stuff. I was told we'd be hiking.

"Alright! I need my knife, a multi-tool, food, water, a lighter, some extra clothes... let's do this!"

By "hiking", the Chinese mean travelling on a very well maintained trail with a tour group.

Oh.

But that's not to say it wasn't beautiful. I had a blast, and some of the best eggs I've had in my life - because the things were laid right before I ate them. Anyway my words really don't do this place justice, so I'm going to picture vomit for a bit.

I also got to climb a gorram waterfall. This is one of the more dangerous things I've done, and there is no way you could ever do it in the US without signing a very lengthy waiver. They are pretty serious about safety though - you cannot have a frolic with each other.

(snicker)

But I did triumph, along with a bunch of other kids.

I was asked to be the host for our summer movie courses. So I got an excuse to pull out the ol' suit, hat, and stand on stage and act the fool.

The one in the blue and red is good ol' Sophie, who is leaving us at the end of the week. Miss you!

A new coffee shop opened up on my street, which is pretty much the best thing ever. They were pretty thrilled to have a foreigner spending his day there, so they gave me lots of free coffee and cake. I got to pose for a lot of pictures, and the staff ran out front to get some photos of me. So of course, I snapped some back.

We also went to Shanghai this week for Kyle's going away party. As you can see below, we went to the most classy establishments the city had to offer.

We also went to the museum which had a robot which could solve a Rubicks cube. I thought this was the coolest thing ever. You mess the thing up, give it to him, and bam. Solved. I swear they're taking over the world.

Finally some shopping at the fake market near the museum. Can you spot the amazing 900GB USB stick? Or maybe you'd prefer the camera? As you can see, its a top of the line brand.

Oh China. I'll miss things like this.