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Hi there! Pickle Deli Square is a collection of my experiences living, eating, and traveling the world. Currently an expat based in Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
Quarantine Diary Day 16: First Day Looking Out at the Sky
I’m basking in this big upgrade in room and environment!
Quarantine Diary Day 15.5: A Complete Turnaround in Fortunes at the Tian Lin Hotel!
From feeling powerless in a below-average quarantine facility, to a big step up in living conditions!
Quarantine Diary Day 15: The Worst Day Yet
An endless day of waiting and not knowing what was going to happen and when.
Quarantine Diary Day 14: PCR Testing of Body...and Environment??
The day started with the most comprehensive PCR test, and ended with a scarily red piece of pork.
Quarantine Diary Day 13: From Highs to Lows
A delicious Shanghaiese dish for lunch, to a disaster at dinner: as someone commented in my flight/hotel WeChat group, “这饭真是越来越离谱了,” or, “The food is getting more and more ridiculous.”
Quarantine Diary Day 12: Today's Magic Ingredient - Heat!
Freshness makes all the difference.
Quarantine Diary Day 11: Back to paleness
A pastel, carb-heavy breakfast.
Quarantine Diary Day 10: Twosday, 22.2.22!
More variety in food, for a special day.
Quarantine Diary Day 9: Big Bones, Little Meat
Work week starts again.
Quarantine Diary Day 8: A Third of the Way There
Halfway through the first 14-day quarantine hotel (before the +7 quarantine hotel), the chef tried a little harder with some more varied preparations.
Quarantine Diary Day 7: Chores and Relaxing with the Olympics
Finally the weekend! That means it’s laundry day at the Homeinn Selected, and seeing lots of Eileen Gu ads during the Beijing 2022 Olympics broadcast on CCTV.
Quarantine Diary Day 6: Trying Harder
A better dinner, but also more repeated dishes.
Quarantine Diary Day 5: Repeats Already??
And the importance of bringing your own hot sauce and other seasonings.
Quarantine Diary Day 4: A Whole Fish in a To-Go Box Compartment
A whole pomfret and chicken … cartilage.
Quarantine Diary Day 3: Lantern Festival, and Getting Connected
The importance of connecting through group chats
Quarantine Diary Day 2: Settling In
A window that opens! Sunlight!
Quarantine Diary Day 1: Checking into the Homeinn Selected Hotel.
After more than 24 hours on the road, checking into two weeks at a below-average hotel after passing through a gauntlet of disinfecting wand-wielding hazmat-suited staff.
Omicron-era Trip Report: Arriving in Shanghai
4.5 hours from parking at the gate to arriving at the quarantine hotel. An almost exact repeat of the arrivals process in 2020.
Omicron-era Trip Report: United Polaris Business SFO-ICN-PVG Boeing 777-300ER
The first flight from San Francisco to Shanghai in a month.