Thursday, October 05, 2000

Hey, guys,

You know how anytime you get to an airport or a new place, you always look around and think you're going to notice someone or maybe see someone you know?

Here, it's not like that.

You know absolutely no one and nothing.

Everything is completely different. And that's kind of neat.

The thing that amazes me the most is how orderly everything is.

You drive through town and see a million cars driving around, but nobody's honking a horn or running red lights, not even the taxis. You see a million people on the streets, but nobody's jaywalking or bumping into each other.

It looks like chaos, but it's not. Everybody follows the rules.

Really different. Really weird.

There are just so many people here, even late at night. We went out at 11 on our first night here to check out some of the restaurants and nightspots, and it's still a mob everywhere you go.

It's like New York, only way bigger, which is amazing when you think about how big New York is.

Talk to you tomorrow,

Matthew