May 31 — We were fortunate enough to experience so many amazing things in the great city of Shanghai, but I think my favorite was visiting the observation deck in the Shanghai World Financial Center. We took an elevator up to the 100^th floor, which was really incredible, since there are only a handful of buildings in the world over 100 floors, let alone in the United States.  Unfortunately, it was not a very clear night, which limited our views of the beautiful city, but just taking everything in, and thinking about where I was, made up for the loss in scenery.  Also, since it wasn’t clear, and we there at night, none of the photos turned out as well as I hoped. The elevator ride alone was an experience, as it was definitely the longest of my life.  My ears were popping as I watched the display counting up the floors. This is definitely something that I will remember for a long time.