Back when we just moved into our apartment we figured out quickly that we needed a microwave, something that wasn't provided when we first moved in. So we went on a walk to the closest department store to find the microwave. The closest department store was about 25 minutes from our apartment (probably about 3km's away). So we went for the walk and found the microwave. Now you may or may not know that I am a cheap, but I am very cheap. So we leave the department store and we realize that neither of us has a business card to hand the taxi driver for him to take us home. Note that we knew nothing about the language and we really could only point our way home, which would be a project in itself. So we were forced to walk home with microwave in hand. Now for those of you who have not carried a microwave a long way (which is probably most of you), a microwave is not that heavy initially, but after you walk about ten minutes with one on your shoulder it starts to get heavy. Just picture the scene, a white guy with his wife and a young kid, walking down a street in the middle of Shanghai China, with a microwave box on his shoulder. Needless to say we were getting a bunch of stares (much more then normal at least) and my shoulder was getting sore, but it was by far one of the weirdest walks that I have ever done.
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