Who doesn't love nature? well maybe some of these city slickers wearing cufflinks, drinking 100RMB mojitos, and sitting in the club all night. But I think, even they wish there was a little bit more nature surrounding them. I moved to Shanghai a couple months ago from San Francisco, and will be here for at least the next three years. I love the art, I'm getting used to the food, and I love the bustling pace of an economy hard at work, trying to catch up with its more developed neighbors.
One thing I have really been missing is space and nature, so when I think of writing to everyone on the endless session, I would like to take a moment, and ask the everyone takes a second to be thankful for green grass, walking on real dirt-rather than pavement, hearing the birds outside...
Even the Chinese in this city want more green space. they play little gardening games on their Ipads, keep little solar powered dancing plants on their dash boards, and even sell bonzai trees in the markets. On a sunny evening, you can go to the market and buy a cricket for 2RMB, to put in your room so you can hear a bit of nature. They sell squirrels, and pigeons to bring home (Although these might actually be for eating) or paint pictures of scenic gardens.
Last week I went to this nature preserve outside of town. I thought I would be able to breathe some fresh air, sit on the grass, or see a beautiful lake. what I found was an overrun polluted lake with little people motor boating all over the place. the grass was all trampled down and there were people camping all over the place like a week long Phish show.
I don't think I'm going to get much nature while I am living here... Luckily I am a short flight from some of the best diving in the world. In the meantime, I will be stuck in the subway, fearing the Rat tails...
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