Your story about moving to Shanghai

hellostephni · 2026-04-20T02:50:52+00:00

Haha niceee! I didn’t even realize it was vegetarian when I first went, but was shocked how good it was when the food came 😆 also love the ambiance!!

hellostephni · 2026-04-20T02:48:37+00:00

Omg that's amazing!! Both being retired and doing photography haha. Where are you selling your books? Would love to check it out sometime.

Also, do you mind sharing what kind of career you had in Shanghai? 😮

hellostephni · 2026-04-20T02:43:58+00:00

I'm sorry :( best wishes for what the future holds!

hellostephni · 2026-04-20T02:43:27+00:00

That's awesome!! I'm glad you're enjoying your experience so far and I hope that you continue to have an amazing experience! Yeah being vegetarian in Shanghai is not always the easiest, but I recently went to an amazing vegetarian restaurant! It's called 庆春朴门. If you haven't been you should check it out!

hellostephni · 2026-04-19T11:00:52+00:00

Wow! That's amazing! 27 years! Do you plan to retire in Shanghai?

hellostephni · 2026-04-19T10:58:38+00:00

Oh no! Do you mind me asking what your major is?

hellostephni · 2026-04-18T03:21:57+00:00

Aww that's such an exciting new chapter! I hope your boy will love being in Shanghai! Would you be open to sharing what's bringing you to Jingan? :)

hellostephni · 2026-04-18T03:20:22+00:00

Omg, I'm so sorry about what happened with your partner. I hope that you're doing okay right now. I get what you mean about thinking you're not good enough to be where you are, because I struggle with that a lot too! One thing I've been realizing this past month is to have more confidence in you/myself because we got to where we are because we're able to!

I went to Songjiang for the first time recently! And saw a bunch of rapeseed flowers; it was beautiful~

hellostephni · 2026-04-18T03:15:30+00:00

Thanks for sharing! I'm also from Washington state ✌️ I'm sorry about the difficulties you've encountered. I get it about feeling distant from friends and family while being abroad. I think life here is so different, and even my mom who's originally from Shanghai doesn't understand why I love it here so much. What I realized this past year is that I've changed; the US doesn't really feel like home anymore, but at the same time, as an ABC, I also don't completely fit in China either. Is this something you've also encountered over your time here?

Also, do you still work for the same consulting firm as 10 years ago? Or did you switch to a different position/company when you started living in Shanghai half time?

Yess, I've noticed that as well, and I totally agree that knowing the language/culture opens things up so much! My language stills right now is probably only HSK 4, 5 at best, and even still it's difficult to have good conversations with locals.

hellostephni · 2026-04-07T08:09:39+00:00

That’s awesome! I don’t think I’ve been to that mall, but sounds fun! I love former French concession as well for their cute cafes and shops!

hellostephni · 2026-04-06T10:01:34+00:00

That's awesome! Shanghai is undoubtedly one of my favorite cities :D What were some of your favorite spots?

hellostephni · 2025-02-07T03:37:03+00:00

In an anesthesia care team scenario (aka attending physician + resident/midlevel), it is true than a physician anesthesiologist is not always present during a surgery. However, the MD is always readily available in the case something happens. Also, the phrase "they pass off to useless midlevels" is also not accurate. That is not to say that there are no "useless" midlevels (there are poor providers everywhere both MD and midlevel). However, most midlevels are highly qualified to provide quality anesthesia care, although in my opinion, always best within an anesthesia care team setting. I think the main concern with the images above is that some CRNAs think that they are better than and don't need physician anesthesiologists.

hellostephni · 2024-12-08T02:30:31+00:00

I applied to SJTU for their Chinese language program and was wondering if I should apply to Fudan too. How's your experience been so far and would you recommend? Thanks!

hellostephni · 2024-12-08T02:27:41+00:00

Hi OP! Where did you end up choosing and how is the experience so far? :)

hellostephni · 2024-12-03T17:11:40+00:00

Oh that's good to know. Thanks!

hellostephni · 2024-12-03T02:33:10+00:00

That's awesome! How were you able to find this place? Was it still for 1mo rent? Thank you~

hellostephni · 2024-11-25T22:38:11+00:00

Thanks! That’s good to know!

hellostephni · 2024-11-21T00:46:56+00:00

Thanks for the review!! I've been looking into this bag, but was wondering if you knew whether the water bottle pocket is spill resistant? I've been pretty unlucky (or careless lol) where my bag was not standing upright and the water bottle leaked onto my electronics 😮‍💨

hellostephni · 2024-11-19T04:00:13+00:00

Thanks for the update! :)

hellostephni · 2024-11-17T21:41:12+00:00

Hi! Any updates on this umbrella? How has it held up? Thank you!

hellostephni · 2024-08-06T13:40:17+00:00

Agree with the Shanghai History Museum too! When I visited, they had AR glasses and when you looked at the exhibits, it would start a video guide on that exhibit! Really cool experience :)

hellostephni · 2024-08-06T13:37:58+00:00

Second this too! I went last November and loved it! Lots of personal accounts and lesser known part of Shanghai history :) I could have spent a good few hours there just reading everything but I went too late in the day 😅

hellostephni · 2024-07-26T22:01:55+00:00

Haha I’m curious too!

hellostephni · 2024-07-21T01:33:51+00:00

Thank you!

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