I love this! It's such a beautiful hymn to the city of your birth! I love the love you feel for it. It flows through your writing. And you make me want me to get on a plane and head there now (as it happens, I'm heading to Hong Kong on business). You capture the energy and vibrancy of the city which is unique. And I'll have to track down the novel 魔都. The light/dark duality of the city is part of its allure.
Thanks Jeff! Enjoy Hong Kong (and if you have not already done so, try the breakfast buffet at the Grand Hyatt - you will love it and skip lunch and dinner lol)
I thoroughly enjoyed reading about your visit to Shanghai, a city I've never experienced firsthand. Unsurprisingly, your narrative stirred similar emotions, resonating with the nuances of my own expat life. It felt like a journey through the unfamiliar, yet oddly familiar landscapes of shared experiences. Can't wait for your next stories!.
Thank you, Carlos! I am glad it stirred up emotion for you :). It is funny how sometimes we feel like expats where we live and then are called expats where we feel we belong ...
Shanghai is absolutely a magical city, the combination of traditional and contemporary, luxurious and practical, sense and sensibility. You use the word dichotomic to describe it, which is perfect and precise!
I love this! It's such a beautiful hymn to the city of your birth! I love the love you feel for it. It flows through your writing. And you make me want me to get on a plane and head there now (as it happens, I'm heading to Hong Kong on business). You capture the energy and vibrancy of the city which is unique. And I'll have to track down the novel 魔都. The light/dark duality of the city is part of its allure.
Thanks Jeff! Enjoy Hong Kong (and if you have not already done so, try the breakfast buffet at the Grand Hyatt - you will love it and skip lunch and dinner lol)
I thoroughly enjoyed reading about your visit to Shanghai, a city I've never experienced firsthand. Unsurprisingly, your narrative stirred similar emotions, resonating with the nuances of my own expat life. It felt like a journey through the unfamiliar, yet oddly familiar landscapes of shared experiences. Can't wait for your next stories!.
Thank you, Carlos! I am glad it stirred up emotion for you :). It is funny how sometimes we feel like expats where we live and then are called expats where we feel we belong ...
I will continue to write!
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Shanghai is absolutely a magical city, the combination of traditional and contemporary, luxurious and practical, sense and sensibility. You use the word dichotomic to describe it, which is perfect and precise!
Dichotomic indeed! :-)
Nice to revisit your hometown and enjoy the superior food and service while spending less, thanks to favorable currency differences :-)
Ha, the currency favorability was certainly true, but the least on my mind! :)