DATELINE: Shanghai, China 

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Author: Lauren Cohen

"You can't take me anywhere without the potential for an international incident." At the hostel I met a Dutch guy named Michiel, and we decided to brave the crowds at the EXPO together. I'll write a longer and more detailed entry when I can sit down at a real computer, because it was quite an experience -- but for now a word of warning about the Serbia pavillion: sure it looks like a climbing wall made up of brightly colored blocks with holes in them, but the blocks are flimsy plastic that will NOT support your weight. I broke Serbia a little bit. Sorry, Serbia.