Arrived

Well I am happy to say that majority of us made it without problem to our hotel in Shanghai.

Now admittedly most of our contingent spent the first few minutes off the plane after our 15.2 hour flight was spent stretching, acclimating, and determining if our phones worked here. Thankfully, mine does.

We were met at the airport by one of our faculty, Michael Lord (our fearless leader, picture attached) and our guides.

After situating luggage we boarded the MagLev train for a quick 7 minute journey at 430 km/h from the airport to Shanghai proper.

My limited first impressions are that we have a great group, and travelling in China is going to be a truly eye opening experience. More to come, I promise.

JGM