Rainy Commutes: Plan for Wet Socks

Hey — a longer note on Rainy Commutes, as if you were moving onto my street next month.

Don't optimize this like a spreadsheet in week one. Get a workable version first. Polish after you've seen your real overtime pattern.

My blunt tip: Test the commute on a real Wednesday.

Also: One transfer max is a lifestyle choice.

Please don't keep falling into Sunday-only commute tests. I've watched that one burn weekends and goodwill.

When you're here, you'll notice a metro door that never waits. Let that be your reminder this is a living city, not a packing list.

If you only do three things

• Decide a default you can repeat tired
• Write the Chinese names / pins / chats somewhere searchable
• Revisit in thirty days — not every evening

The useful details show up in ordinary weather: rain, overtime, and the week you don't feel like being a high-functioning expat.

Save screenshots and chat records for anything involving money, housing, or legal status. Boredom is a strategy.

If it only works when you're energetic and the weather is perfect, it doesn't work.

Write me (or anyone further along) after you've tried one real version. Adjustments are easier with scars than with theory.

— someone a few mistakes ahead