And I realize that there is a good possibility my checked bag was left in Beijing. Maybe it was just that things were going a little too well, or that I felt like I had energy even after the 12+ hour flight, or that I had assumed that my bag was going from San Fran to Beijing automatically. Well, I wait around and no bag. I find a decent English speaking airline worker and get it sorted after about a half hour (hoping my contact isn't getting impatient). I have to come back to the airport tomorrow to pick it up in the Xia Wu (afternoon). Cool. So I walk out of the baggage claim...
And my contact, Doug, is nowhere to be found. Doug is my gege, my older brother. He is one of my two best friends in the whole wide world and one of the reasons I chose to study in Shanghai. He is also somewhat of an irresponsible goof. I don't panic until I realize I NEVER got his phone number. I am somewhat of an idiot.
Finally, an hour after we agreed to meet, I get access to the internet and contact Drek. He is a Shanghai OG and knows Doug, and finally the connection is made. Dougie was waiting with his girlfriend at the INTERNATIONAL arrivals, even though i had sent him a message i was transferring at Beijing. Well, I was all smiles and happy not to be lost on my first night in the big city.
P.S. - we get back to Doug's apartment and he accuses me of not giving him information. We log into his facebook account and see that he never looked at the message i sent him in the first place. That's my bro.
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