I am back now in the States. It's a good feeling. The flight was uneventful except for a Wang Zhi Zhi sighting. Wang Zhi Zhi is the first Chinese basketball player to be signed by an NBA team, he's also a tad over seven feet tall and absolutely gigantic. He was on our flight over from Beijing and i guess he is coming over now after his Chinese National Team commitments to play for the Dallas Mavericks.



I think i've conquered my fear of flying. I used to grip the seats on takeoff and during turbulence but now i just kind of roll with it and try to believe a statistic i read a few years ago that more people die annually riding on donkeys than they do on airplanes. That statistic is probably outdated by now but it still gives me rational strength. I think i can learn to handle the 12 hour commute between China and the US by sleeping alot. It's nice to know that at least one of my skills might be useful in the future.