Apologies for the delay in posting. Although nobody believes me, I feel like I’ve escaped jet lag entirely. Except that it felt like Friday on Thursday… but that happens every now and again regardless of what time zone you keep. I think I kept such odd hours in China that my body hasn’t figured out the difference.

Now that I’m stateside, I’ve been trying to digest how best to sum up the trip… I keep debating, whether I should tell you:

• How I pledge to live differently now that I’m back? Like by taking EXTRA good care of my teeth – a shockingly low priority for the Chinese.
• What I couldn’t have lived without in China? Like the Moleskine book with the super handy subway map.
• The most shocking moments, separated into several categories? Like driving – and the U-turn I witnessed from the far RIGHT lane.
• What I learned to say in Chinese? That list would be embarrassingly short.
• Should I confess how many times I ate at McDonald’s?
• All of the above?

There’s just so much to share, even now that I’m back in the US and not living it every day.

So expect a few more “Bing in Beijing” posts from the stateside as I fill in the details. And keep the questions coming – if there’s anything you want to know, chances are someone else is curious too. I’ll post the answers or Q&As here.

Thanks for the warm welcome home.