{"id":11661,"date":"2014-07-10T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/?p=11661"},"modified":"2014-07-10T10:00:44","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T14:00:44","slug":"thursday-ish-night-just-like-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2014\/07\/10\/thursday-ish-night-just-like-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday-ish night &#8211; just like home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Greetings from Shanghai.. where the weather is just like home.. not my most recent home of Veremont.. bu where I grew up.. In Houston Texas. I landed here today after a 14 hour flight with no power and no movies.. Believe it or not.. i really like it.. i shout off my brain and just hang out&#8230; (and went through a few buzillion emails)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_2276.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It was like landing in a suana.. it was pouring rain and about 90 degrees. i felt like i wrapped in a warm awet blanket .. just like i grew up&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_2277.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I took the subway ($1)\u00a0 in the hour or so to town instead of a taxi ($50 !) . and it probably took the same amount of time .. ..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">i<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_2280.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I ended up talking to the guy on the left here.. he saved me from not getting off and changing trains.. he&#8217;s studying here.. in chinese !<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_2281.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">my hotel i sin Pudong.. near where i usauly stay.. .. this part of town is amazing.. almost all brand new..skyscrapers..\u00a0 I remember when this was all low older buildings.. there are cranes working everywhere<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">M<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_2282.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Finally got to my room around 5.. so nice to have air conditioning !\u00a0 Heres the view from my room ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/IMG_2283.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Had a nice dinner with my friend Kerrie who&#8217;s in my same hotel.. .. now in some work calls. trying to stay awake.. More tomorrow !<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">-nite all , nite sam<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">-me<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings from Shanghai.. where the weather is just like home.. not my most recent home of Veremont.. bu where I grew up.. In Houston Texas. I landed here today after a 14 hour flight with no power and no movies.. 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