6/16 - My cousin heads back to Chengdu

6/16

Woke up around 8:30 to my cousin calling me, saying she was already on her way over... She had told me I could sleep in, so I didn't set an alarm. Quickly brushed my teeth, and then she arrived. We ate a quick breakfast, and then headed to the supermarket to stock up on random stuff for the rest of my stay in Shanghai. Bought 3 more huge bottles of water, 2 cases of flavored milk (one strawberry, one sesame), a bunch of fruit and foods. Nothing really exciting.
Here are some pics of the supermarket.

Fruity flavored Oreos.............???????(yum grape/peach)??????? and also birthday cake <33333 ;D

Anyways, we dropped the stuff off at home, and we tried to wash my laundry. We found out that my washing machine is broken... Water goes in, but then the water just goes right out, instead of staying in the machine. So my clothes got all wet and covered in detergent and bleach, but were not washed...

She left around 3, and then I went to buy a wash basin to hand-wash my wet clothes -______-

At around 5, I left home to meet up with another of my parents' friends from Lawrenceville and their daughter (Tiantian) who is an entrepreneur in Shanghai right now. We had dinner in the city, and it was pretty nice.

Then on the way home, my Baidu maps app told me there was a bus stop near the subway stop, so I got off.

This was South Shanghai Station. It should have a bus stop... but when I walked out there was no bus stop anywhere. And it was pitch black. In retrospect, I probably could've just gotten back on the subway and gotten off at the next stop and then taken the bus... but instead, I decided to take a taxi.

Guy didn't know how to get there at first... and asked me if I knew how to get there. I don't like living in Shanghai and not knowing how to get home. Anyway, I showed him my map on my phone, and he took me home safely. Wish my Chinese was better... and that I could communicate with people and that I knew how to read street signs and that I knew what the development I live in is called...