Blogs from Lantau Island, Hong Kong, Asia - page 21

These are a few pictures of our first visit to Lantau Island in november 2005. It takes about a 50 minute ride by ferry from the pier of Hong Kong to Discovery Bay. Then take the bus to the manastery Po Lin. It is the largest outside Buddha statue in the world. The surroundings are great, beautiful scenic nature. In the monastery you can eat e perfect vegatarian lunch for about 10 euro's each. This entry is for us a test, because we now try to enter some pictures. See you. Monkey and Bear... read more

Good food and room to sleep OK, about my flight: We took off about 45 minutes late. I slept for maybe an hour or so. Then, I had linen napkins, a place setting with salad and an appetizer. After that came my beef steak, yummy vegetables, and a potato/stuffing thing. I drank coffee next, and finally, I had apple pie. Flying business is great! I had enough room in my seat so that my legs weren't even squished together! If I put my feet out straight in front of me, they didn't touch the seat ahead of me! My neck pillow worked so well. And, there was room between me and the guy next to me so that I didn't have to hold my arms in front of me. I read two books and listened to ... read more

Hey HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sorry this is late havn't had internet access for a few days......... I hope that you all have a fantastic year ahead with lots of good health and prosperity. Well I think my last blog was from Vietnam so here is a quick update on what I have been up to.......... We crossed over into China about 1 week ago, was an ok border crossing the Chinese immigration man must have studied every page in my passport but it was all good din't have to pay any bribes this time! Once we crossed we were searching a) for a bank and b) a bus to take us to the nearest town so that we could catch a train to Nanning. Now this was an interesting experience.....took us about an hour to get ... read more

Writing to you from the Hong Kong Airport, we are now awaiting the plane that will take us back into our familiar realm. Thirteen hours from now, we will arrive in LA then to Denver, and finally ABQ. We will arrive about 9:30pm tonight and drive home. Remember America's days are Asia's nights. What a great trip we'll always remember (especially since Tim has four hours of videos!). Hope to see you all soon!... read more

Getting through paperwork I've been waiting for the U.S. State Department to grant my medical clearance for my Fulbright project in Hong Kong for several weeks now. Because I'm blind, the doctor required more medical documentation than is typically required of other grantees. My general practitioner wrote a letter detailing the kinds of supports I need to function independently in daily life. My coordinator for disability services at my university suggested language for the general practitioner's letter. Then, I had to sign a release that would allow the letter to be sent to the state department. The State Department physician even contacted the US Consulate in Hong Kong to ask them questions about me. (What these question were, I do not know.) I'm reminded of the days in K-12 school when IEP meetings were had ... read more