so here we are, in hong kong, debriefing our first month of ministry in the philippines and preparing for you-know-where (and if you don’t, it’s okay, you will after a month from now). we spent our first day gallavanting about this fair city, and i learned a few things:
- i definitely am a “slow and steady” person – i was not meant for this nascar aspect of the world race, which i think for me, i should just call, “the world” because i could really do without the racing…
- my team is amazing. we got a bit frustrated for various reasons, especially toward the latter half of the day. i don’t exaggerate when i say i was the crankiest of all, yet they still like me (i think? i hope?). it’s kinda scary ’cause this was only the first race, and we still have ten months left to be around each other. . .
- i can see why some of you, friends back home, would like to move out here. i don’t know about you, but the toilet seat disinfectant dispensers in the stalls of the bathrooms in the malls and such won me over. and have you seen the hong kong ten dollar bill? it’s not even paper! cheese whiz. oh, and i so enjoyed being able to reach the “straps” on the metro. public transportation, how i missed you!
- koreans are everywhere. sure, it’s not too much of a stretch as we are in asia…but still.
photos from our first day are available on facebook. i’ll post a few here:
