June 2010
2 posts
Death by Jetlag?
Alright I haven’t been posting as much as I would have liked to mainly because I’m having trouble getting over the 12 hour jetlag I’ve got since I work all day and come 9pm I just suddenly get uncontrollably tired and then I wake up at 3am or 4am with my mind in a fog and all I can do is watch movies or lay awake in bed trying to sleep. I can’t even drink a beer when I get...
May 2010
2 posts
Arrived.
Landed yesterday in Shanghai after traveling for nearly a day from Boston. Things I’ve already observed:
A lot has changed in the six months since I’ve been here.
Significantly less traffic from the airport, must be all those new roads they’ve opened up
The “No Pajamas in Public” law now in effect is not really being enforced
New “Expo” taxis flying...
Shanghai Blog REBOOT
SO…
My initial attempt to document my life in Shanghai was an utter failure. I posted 4 photos as you can see below. That was roughly 9 months ago. So, I’m restarting this blog and will be posting much more regularly with photos, videos and just daily musings and observations of this strange new land. I’ve already lived here for two months but the place still fascinates me to no...
August 2009
7 posts
Welcome to "I've Been Shanghaied"
Hi everyone.
I’m Alex Cahiz and this the blog I’ve started to help me document my family’s move from Zurich, Switzerland to Shanghai, China and everything that goes into living in the most populated city in the world, without ever visiting it prior to our move.
I’ll be documenting what its like to be fresh-off-the-boat in this amazing Asian metropolis. Through a series of...