finally after days of packing, numerous farewell parties and a few days with hotel and rental cars, we are ready to go to Shanghai now.

This time mom and the kids head out first, daddy will have one week vacation in Germany, finish up his work in redmond afterwards and join us later in March.

it's really thrilling that the night before our departure, we stilll didn't get kids visa back. thanks to overnight express, we got them right before we take off.

the first flight got delayed for more than one hour, luckily we caught up in the connection in JP upon the final call for boarding.

mom watched 4 movies in total while kids really enjoyed "Bee Movie"

 

the first few days in Shanghai

Only in US, 4 yr old preschooler needs to carry lunchbox to school everyday, and the school won't warm the lunch for them.

Only in US, 4 yr old preschooler votes in the classroom to determine if they are going to have a fish or hermit crab for classsroom pet.

Only in US, parents DRIVE-THROUGH to drop and pick-up their kids.