News from HK!

Hi all! That was me that posted last, accidentally forgot to log on my name when writing from Tripp's laptop! Things are going well here— facing the demons of dislocation on occasion-- mainly just culture shock but missing yall back home as well! On one hand, we know we are so blessed to be able to be on this trip together and seeing things we have only read about. We are making the most of the trip with the hours we have after work, so after school Tuesday, Tripp jumped on the subway I was taking and we went for sushi and watched the lightshow at the harbor. The Symphony of Lights is a fantastic tourist attraction shown every night at 8 featuring 44 of the biggest skyscrapers in Hong Kong participating. Absolutely gorgeous! Yesterday, Liza and I went to the art museum because Wednesday is free admission! After dinner we toured the Temple Street Night Market (see photo) for trinkets to bring home to you!

Our kids are so precious… they blow kisses at you and run up to hug you when they leave. I am attaching a picture of my very own classroom! Today we had two interesting events-- the first is that the city is under a level 3 typhoon warning so we got out a bit early today! Tried to capture the cross breeze we had in the apartment once the winds started up in the picture with the billowing curtains. Cross your fingers the warning will be up tomorrow and school is canceled! The other piece of news is that two of our teachers in our group have confirmed H1N1 viruses. We are vigilant about keeping healthy and clean, but getting sick seems inevitable with the mass humanity running around here.

Lots of love to those reading, especially you, Nancy Farish! xox Sara Beth