What a month. It started off with a friend’s wedding, then quickly followed with visits from friends and relatives, an excursion out west, and finally an impromptu — but welcomed — visa run to the U.S. (while friends and relatives were still visiting.)

With that said, this post is simply a placeholder of sorts for forthcoming entries on:

• Gansu
• What I did in the U.S. (conversations with my father and friends about China)
• Reverse culture shock
• Visa troubles, the new Entry-Exit Law, and the cause of my sudden departure from China

Obviously there are a bunch of things I want to write about, but unfortunately, no guarantees that I’ll ever get around to writing about them in a timely manner. Especially since it’s already mid-June and I’m still kind of battling jet lag.