Wet, grey and windy Shanghai here.

Last week it was still bright and hot enough to have the air con on but now...well, it's all feeling decidedly Seattle like which is perfect for my hometown exchange!

It's rare that a gift from these exchanges successfully arrives in Shanghai so i'm over the moon my Santa wasn't put off by the thought of sending to China and a managed to get something to me!

My package contained:

Starbucks coffee - naturally from Seattle!

Magnet - I asked for this as i have a fridge full with magnets from round the world and love collecting them.

Seafood Market cook book

Seattle Postcards

I've already flicked through the cookbook and picked out some recipes, i love cooking, and i love seafood so definitely looking forward to getting stuck into that this weekend! The fish market here in Shanghai is slightly different....the fish are still alive when you buy them.

I've never been to Seattle but i've of course heard of the famous fish market from TV shows and even a couple of corporate training videos - there's a teamwork training video that includes throwing fish to each other.

I'm so happy with the gifts and i'm totally hiding the coffee from well, everyone. Despite the thousands of Starbucks in Shanghai they don't sell the pumpkin spiced latte ground coffee packet so that will stay a closely guarded secret!

非常感谢你!!