On a Dot in the Pacific

I arrived in Guam this morning at 2 am. Getting here wasn't too easy - had to layover in Osaka for four hours and catch the Japan Airlines redeye to the island. It seems weird to be in the United States yet be so far away from the mainland. Can't see much at night but I noticed the welcome glow of a 24-hour K-Mart. Don't have those in Shanghai.

Also a real pleasure (in Japan and Guam) to see clean streets and people that line up and don't push their way in front of you. Everything smells clean - the restaurants, the shops - it's wonderful. And there's real, live, uncensored news and newspapers here!

With all this excitement I'm not sure if I can get to sleep.