Blogs from Stanley, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Asia - page 3

I have had a very difficult last couple of weeks. It started with Adam leaving. It was really hard for me to have him here and then gone..and it seems like SO long until we see each other again. I know it will go fast but it was kind of like I had to start over again. I am/was also dealing with the fact that my best friend here was leaving on march 1. The weather has also been quite dreary. At times...the same temperature as valpo! Something changed this past weekend though. First of all...Jackie, my best friend here, is staying until June! That is probably the main thing that changed. But also...I have started to find my alone time and independence refreshing again. I went to the st Matthew passion a couple nights ... read more

I am surprised to say that the title of the post is somewhat true! Besides the weather that I am USED to experiencing at this time of year (we have dropped to somewhere in the 50s-60s here, watch out...cold front!) Christmas has really exploded all around me. All of the malls have quite elaborate Christmas displays, and our school puts out a tree and decorates with lights. There are carolers and shoppers and all around good cheer. There has also been a lot going on to help get me in the holiday spirit. We have had two Holiday Shares, one with Grade 1 and one with Grade 2. Both of these went very well and there is a DVD to come! Let me know if you are interested in watching. ;) We also had our Community ... read more

Two entries in a week....lucky you! ;) Halloween is a holiday that I never really thought I would miss...but this past Sunday I found myself feeling very homesick. I wanted to be there to see kids trick or treating. I wanted to dress up in a silly costume. I wanted to watch a scary movie with Adam. Getting into this holiday season just makes me more and more glad that I decided to come home for Christmas. If I felt this way about Halloween, I can't even imagine how I would have felt being here at Christmas...Adam or no Adam :). In an effort to entertain myself on Halloween, I went with a couple of friends to Hong Kong's amusement park- Ocean Park. It was definitely a fun day- we rode roller coasters, ate park food, ... read more

On 8th October 2010 Georgia turned three years old. Georgia may not fully understand the concept of birthdays yet, but she seems to have a feminine ability to understand and exploit their implications. For weeks Georgia had linked the amorphous notion of a birthday with another visit to Disneyland, and she used with skill the moral leverage of her birthday over her parents. But before Disneyland there was the ritual opening of birthday cards while lounging on the bed. We read them to Georgia, and she smiled and admired the pictures, while Byron waited on the sidelines for a chance to test how tear-resistant they are. Downstairs, Georgia got her first sight of the array of presents people have kindly sent her. Presents were certainly a concept Georgia understood, and she took to the task of ... read more

A wonderful thing happened yesterday. The rain that we had here ALL weekend drove out all the haze and smog. It made the air so clean and crisp it almost felt like fall. When I looked out my apartment window I could see the islands way out in the ocean. The sky was blue and the water was bright. It was really very magical. I have been quite contemplative lately. I think it has a lot to do with me being alone. I spend a lot of my time just thinking. I have been thinking about God and religion, about people, and about where my life is headed. These are the kinds of questions I was hoping I would ask myself while I was here (and even possibly find an answer!) I guess I have been ... read more