A Skip and a Hop to China!
Friday, February 6, 2009
Traveling to Hong Kong
I flew from Portland to San Francisco today. Saying goodbye to all of Oregon's lovely greenness and all of my loved ones there was hard but I was so excited to be finally on my journey. When I arrived at the San Fran airport I walked over the the international airport and waited for my flight. While I was waiting I met some of the others from my group who would be joining me on this adventure. All of them were really nice and we all became friends instantly. When it was finally time to board our plane I began to get a little nervous. I couldn't believe that I was actually leaving my country that I love dearly and my comfort zone completely to live in China!!! Even now as I write this I can't believe it. Quickly though my overwhelming excitment came back. I finally also met Sam Brubaker. He is my teacher partner in Shuangpai. He is from California and a really sweet guy. I am excited to get to know him better and to be teaching with him. Finally our flight was called and we boarded the plane. We flew Cathay Pacific airline. The plane was HUGE!!!! It was two stories. Each seat had its own tv with a ton of movies to watch. I sat
next to these two Chinese women who didn't speak any English. The funny thing about it though was when they fell asleep they held little oranges to their noses while they slept. I guess it was some kind of comfort or it just smelt good I have no idea!! The flight seemed like an eternity!! I only slept like 5 or 6 hours. I was able to walk around and stretch my legs which was nice. I arrived in Hong Kong 6 am their time on the 6th. We completely skipped the 5th which was kind of weird! It is so humid here!! I can't believe it! I broke into a sweat within the first 10 seconds of being off the plane. We took our luggage to the bus which to me seemed like miles away. It was then that I wish I had packed lighter!! My bag seemed like lead in my hands and with every step it seemed to weigh more. My hands began to throb after a while but I continued just thinking to myself that it was only a few steps more before I could lay my bags down for a second. Soon we will arrived at the temple housing where we will be staying for the next two days. Today has been a long day but I have loved every moment!!! I will tell you in my next post everything about it. I love you all and miss you so much!!!!
next to these two Chinese women who didn't speak any English. The funny thing about it though was when they fell asleep they held little oranges to their noses while they slept. I guess it was some kind of comfort or it just smelt good I have no idea!! The flight seemed like an eternity!! I only slept like 5 or 6 hours. I was able to walk around and stretch my legs which was nice. I arrived in Hong Kong 6 am their time on the 6th. We completely skipped the 5th which was kind of weird! It is so humid here!! I can't believe it! I broke into a sweat within the first 10 seconds of being off the plane. We took our luggage to the bus which to me seemed like miles away. It was then that I wish I had packed lighter!! My bag seemed like lead in my hands and with every step it seemed to weigh more. My hands began to throb after a while but I continued just thinking to myself that it was only a few steps more before I could lay my bags down for a second. Soon we will arrived at the temple housing where we will be staying for the next two days. Today has been a long day but I have loved every moment!!! I will tell you in my next post everything about it. I love you all and miss you so much!!!!
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