This was started in January.  We went on the cruise and nothing that I was scared of came to pass.  I will write a post about the trip later.  It will include an active volcano.

Next month we are taking a cruise from Shanghai and I am anxious about it.

Obviously I’m not worried about my physical well being.  Come on, it’s a cruise port.  Google a person getting shanghaied and the closest result is a Wikipedia article.

The idea of being over 7000 miles away from home in a country, hell, continent where I don’t speak the language and can’t even guess at the written symbols.  I can’t call them letters because they don’t give a clue to pronunciation.

I’ll be in a country that’s known for credit card hacking.  I consulted a friend that’s been living in China for so long he’s considered an ex-patriot.