Final Destination

so last night after we got into hong kong and checked into our hotel a bunch of us decided to go out and explore some of the city and get some food.. the tram/subway is actually connected to our hotel and there is also a giant mall surrounding our hotel.. pretty neat stuff.. but anyways we took a really long ride out to kowloon and went around trying to find this night market.. we made a few wrong turns but eventually found it.. some of us were more interested in walking around then staying in the market area so we ventured off down a side street and found a place to sit down and eat.. three of us got falafels which were awesome.. it was a little spicy because they added some chili sauce and i was pleased to find out that some other people in the group are nervous about the spicy food in indonesia.. apparently on sumatra there is food that can cause blisters on/ in your mouth because of how hot they are.. thankfully i wont be on that island..

it was a pretty fun night and it was good to get to know some of the group that i hadnt really talked to before.. which reminds me.. i found out today at the hotel that we lost one member of our group. he decided not to board the plane to hong kong with us all and it made me think.. obviously someone else was having the same feelings i was having and i only wish he would have said something.. i think it got a lot of us thinking about the support we show each other.. i keep getting asked if im ok.. i must look miserable or something haha.. i am just ready to be in a semi-settled area and not having to keep moving around but its nice that people are asking me..

im starting to be settled and this isnt as scary as i first thought.. guess thats kind of a lesson and im so glad that i have people who keep reminding me that i am doing something awesome.. i guess there are always speed bumps in the road to success..

well we fly to indonesia today and i have to say im really excited to finally get the ball rolling.. i probably wont have good internet the next few days so i wont be able to check anything but by sunday i should hopefully be living with my pre-training host family and have a solid schedule for the next few weeks.. as much as i like making up plans on the spot (not really) i cant wait to know what each day is going to be like.. its been pretty hard with knowing what any of the plans are that they have in store for us.

but if anyone besides jordan gets a chance to come to hong kong, the airport is amazing.. it has everything you could ever need in here.. you could live here.. by our gate there isnt too much and my lunch is just a fruit salad with ginger ale.. hopefully they dont take away my drinks before i get on the plane.. ill be upset but ohhh well.. i still got like 100 hong kong dollars left but i think im just going to keep it as a souvenir..




I forgot to write about the landing! when we were getting ready to land all we could see from the window was water.. it was a little scary because we kept getting closer and one of the people sitting by me said it was one of the hardest runways to land on.. its literally a tin thing jutting out into the water.. it was crazy..  one of the neatest landings thought.. i was busy videoing it for the person next to me so i didnt get any pictures but it was really a sweet thing..

love you all :)

Night market one side of the street

 Selling live seafood pretty cool a little smelly

 This picture does not do the street justice.. very bright and inviting signs

 cool buildings

 my falafel roll.. yum :)