my mansion...

So I have finally moved in to my new place! It took me a long time to find this place because Shanghai is a tough place to find housing! Also, everything in Shanghai is negotiable so my sister helped in getting this place for much cheaper. It is truly a mansion...three bedrooms, two full baths, a BALCONY, amazing view, fully furnished, and did I mention THREE bedrooms? It's crazy. I have never in my life lived in a place this large. My years in DC and NYC has not afforded me the opportunity to live in such a luxurious place as this. I am in an awesome location too...15 minutes walk to work, right in downtown Shanghai, 10 minutes walk to all the bars, the shopping district is right across the street, and gorgeous park right down the street, and much much more. I am still amazed that I have this place. Can't wait to fully move in. The problem right now is getting my work visa and then getting my stuff to clear through customs. Such a stupid process. Basically, I won't be able to receive my stuff here in Shanghai until mid to end of August because I am going on vacation to Scandanavia and I have to have my passport in order to travel. Once I return from my vacation, I will have to forfeit my passport for a bit to get all of my paperwork done so I can start work. Don't know if I reallllly want to start work. I'm getting used to all of this... sitting on my butt all day is quite nice.
I'll be sure to send out my address in a separate email... don't know if it is wise to publish that information :-) Until then...