Destination 1: Honk Kong 4/12-19/08
Title: Time off in Hong Kong
Highlights while in HK……..
1. Spending time with my sister Jeshanna and Brother-in-law Aaron, who were in Hong Kong on business the same time I was there. I was able to hang out with them during the week. It was a great time of rest and catching up with family after an intense lecture phase.
2. Jeshanna and I spending lunch with one of our professors from college (Hutch). He now lives and teaches in HK. It was good to catch up with him and hear of his current aspirations.
3. Meeting up with two of the teams that were in HK at that time. I was able to spend a couple days with the Far East team before they went into Central Asia. Also, had the opportunity to spend a day with the Middle East team. I was able to sit in/add to their debriefing of their time in HK.
4. Receiving the gift of a new MacBook!! This was a given to me from my parents and my youngest sister and her husband. Thanks GUYS! It is such an awesome computer and has been invaluable on this trip. Thanks for helping me stay in touch!
5. Seeing the French "SpiderMan" free climb the Four Seasons Hotel in Honk Kong!! CRAZY!
6. Eating at nice restaurants and staying at a nice hotel the whole week…thanks to my sister and Aaron! I ate a great buffet breakfast every morning!! Although, I did not let myself get used to it because I know the rest of my travels would be more of the budget standard, but it was nice to enjoy it while it was provided.
Thoughts:
I constantly find myself in living conditions that are very opposite, which I do enjoy the variety and by nature comes with what I do.
For example:
1. I find myself in really comfortable beds and A/C rooms…….or sleeping on the floor under a mosquito net in hot humid climates with only a fan to cool me
2. Staying in nice clean rooms ……..or sharing a room with roaches and mosquitoes
3. Drinking clean purified water …….or drinking water thats been boiled over a fire and taste likes smoke
4. Wearing clean clothes everyday ……or dirty ones for a few days in a row
5. Eating great food served at a nice restaurant ………..or eating a chicken that was.......as of the last two days, alive and hanging around our camp
6. Traveling in jet powered planes for hours over oceans …….or traveling by rickshaw (petal powered by man) for two hours just to reach the airport
Anyway, you get the point. Just trying to give you guys an idea of what I experience somewhat …frequently.
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