I woke up in China today

Which is good since that's where I went to sleep last night. The flight was frickin long, but uneventful. I didn't find out until I got to Logan airport that my flight was to La Guardia and then out of JFK, so I had to catch a cab across Brooklyn. Then it was a bit of a game of musical chairs to get my seat. I boarded late so that I didn't have to take part in the herd of chinese folks. Read some of my past trip to China to see what I mean about people "lining up". So I was supposed to be in Seat 42A, but there was a guy in that seat. He was supposed to be in 41A, but there was someone in his seat who was supposed to be in 40A. I decided "screw it" and ended up in 40A. That apparently very much confused Shaoyuan when he came looking for me midflight and I was not the person in 42A. I was dead to the world for most of the flight anyway, so I didn't notice much of a thing. My brain is sort of mush right now from the jetlag, and we've started right to work in Dr. Yang's lab getting things ready. I'm taking a quick break to update you all. I got to see the Olympic stadiums this morning. They're super cool. And the institute of zoology is really nice. It's a new building with new lab space. I love new lab space. We're going to finish getting things ready today and tomorrow and maybe have a bit of time to see the Great Wall and the Imperial Palace before we head off for Inner Mongolia. No Jerboas yet, but there is a great big Tibetan rabbit sitting in the corner of the desk watching me type. It's Dr. Yang's pet, and it's a little snotty and keep sneezing. Kind of funny to see a rabbit sneeze. I'll try to keep you all updated. Thanks for the emails!