Stop showing me up, Jody

I'm writing this entry on the train from Shanghai to Nanjing. With a population of approximately 8 million people, Nanjing is the same size as New York City...and about 1/3 the size of Shanghai.

Attempting to describe Shanghai is a lot like trying to describe NASCAR to someone who has never been to a race: You really need to be there to understand and appreciate it. Jody has done a great job writing about the city and detailing our experiences in Shanghai - a sister city of Winston-Salem - so I thought it might be helpful to introduce you to a few of the guys on this trip.

This is a picture of Pete (right) and me after a great tour of Tyco's Chinese offices.

This is Mike Romano. He is from Pittsburgh.

Colin Cheek, SGA President, getting a little wind and smog in his hair in Shanghai.

This is Chad Hunter, demonstrating how NC State teaches people to ride in cabs.

This is either Steve Rutenburg or Gilbert Gottfried.

This is John Tabor and that is Blue Steel.

This is my roommate, Suseel, when he is not snoring.

And this is Will, our tour guide in Shanghai.

Tomorrow morning we are visiting Nanjing Automotive in the morning and Ford Automotive and in the afternoon. More pictures and entries to follow.