Phew. I got the correct adaptor, so my computer works. Haven't yet been able to talk to anyone, but it's still morning in the US. I also got an international phone but cannot for the life of me figure out how to dial to the US. It's ridiculous how difficult it is to communicate internationally!
Here are the pictures I took at Victoria's Peak today. This city is AMAZING. I am dying to see the skyline at night.
Things I've learned so far:
1) 7/11 in Hong Kong is like God's gift to everyone. You can buy literally everything in 7/11 - SIM cards for your phone, booze, top ups for your Octopus card, Haagen Daas, Chinese style hot dogs - you name it.
2) Dim sum, my favorite Chinese food, means "to touch your heart," because it's so delicious
3) 30% of Hong Kong residents live in government subsidized housing
4) Chinese soap operas are very shrill and hilarious
That's all I can remember for now. I posted pictures from Victoria Peak, which you can see here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2018073&id=1325940161&saved#/album.php?aid=2018073&id=1325940161&ref=mf
Tomorrow I am touring City University with my Chinese student ambassadors, Nicole and Blueky (apparently Blueky wanted his American name to mean "Blue Sky," but our language doesn't combine words the way Chinese does. So now he's stuck with the name Blueky, which sounds like a species of whale).
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Hey hey sweetheart. Glad to see you're settling in now. I am excited to see more pictures. Remeber what I said about the panda migrations. Snap a shot or two for your bbffl. Btw that guy in the rickshaw was HOoootttttt! :]
ReplyDeleteHi handsome! Want me to get his number for you? :-P Love you
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