LIFE ON MARS

my sister hasn't been feeling too good the last couple days, so today, i took hyde and hattie with some other little friends to the shanghai zoo! it happens to be like right next door to us, so it's an easier, fun thing to do. and the sun is out today, except it's very deceiving since it is FREEZING outside. there's quite a wind, and it is not as warm as it looks. but we still had a good time. mostly there's monkeys and fish and elephants. at least that's where we spent all our time. the poor animals do not have very good living conditions, though. i'm pretty sure the monkeys were freezing as well, with nothing but cement cages with bark in the bottom. there were some actually like glued to the walls, all scrunched up, trying to get warm. or at least that's what it looked like. they should at least have some sun in there! it was kinda sad. then we went to the elephant show! it was actually way cool. they teach those giant things some pretty cool tricks. we sat on the front row, which was a bit too close for hyde...he went back about 5 rows and sat there to watch ha. hattie insisted on sitting on my lap since they were so close, but after awhile, she was laughing and loving it. and now for the best part (k it might not be that cool for some of you, but it was my first time, so deal!) you could pay 30 RMB, which is roughly $4, and take a ride on one! haha it was awesome.

i'm sure i looked like a fool up there, but that's ok. and i did get an actual video, but i'm struggling with making it work, so for now, you get pics!