Well after returning from an exhausting 6 day adventure to Beijing I don't even know where to begin on describing that. We saw sooo much! I now have a new apprecation for animals at the zoo because litterally as Westerners( especially with blondeish hair) we were on display probably about 25 people physically came up and asked one or all of us to take pictures with us and we are in numerous pictures we aren't even aware of because we would randomly notice people taking pictures of us ( The day we visited the beijing zoo I was waiting for one of the workers to start yelling at us in Chinese to get back to our exhibit-- potentially at a Starbucks or something or maybe a McDonalds. ) Anyways besides the random picture taking- which made for a good story- the trip was absolutely amazing!!! We packed in a ton in 3 days. We saw the Great Wall, The Ming Tombs,Tienanmen Square ,The Forbidden City, The Olympic Venues, The Beijing Zoo. We also went to The antique market, the silk market, and pearl market, Took a hutong ride ( it's a cart pulled behind a bike- we went through some of the last remaining narrow alleyway villages.) The guys that pulled our hutong spoke zero English ( come to think of it most people in Beijing spoke zero English which made for an interesting trip) so they kept pointing at things and the describing them in chinese ( So it actually made for an interesting game of charades- plus no worries of cheating because we don't speak the same language. I learned about the temple and the drums outside the temple during charades and also about the school. Very interesting) Eventually tough the trip had to come to an end so we endured the 24 hour train ride home again ( We were all feeling more tired and sickly on the way home) We were very excited to get back to our flat and enjoyed a very relaxing night. I think Beijing in a way prepared me to go home more because it made me realize how much I miss some of the little things about home. Not to say I won't COMPLETELY miss it here Because I will!
Currently I am - packed ( although the likelihood that one of my bags is over 50 pounds is fairly high...either i've lost some serious muscle while I was here or, it's a bad sign when you can't lift it from the bed to the floor.... Perhaps i'll have to do some weight redistribution). The weather is being...Uncooperative and that's putting it kindly. There is a tropical cyclone warning( typhoon) soo it's majorly windy and rainy and cloudy. Today we had intended to head to the beach and just relax etc. (while we may have spent our summer in a super warm climate we haven't exactly picked up much of a tan while we've been here- i've fried a few times but it's long since faded.) Today is my last day here in Hong Kong b efore heading back to the states. I say that with mixed emotion. I'm extatic to see my family and friends. If you know me you know I like routine. I like structure to my day. I like knowing I have things to do ( and I have loooots to do that i'm excited about when I get home.) I'm excited to get to work doing student staff for young life. And to have a bit of consistency ( even if it's consistency to the inconsistency- it's similar to organized chaos...) I really do love it here and I can't wait to come back some day. I've had so many amazing experiences and Hong Kong is this place that offers so many things. One the things I think i'll take home with me is the importance of just getting lost sometimes. Here I can pop in my ipod and just wander... and the sights ( though i've seen them a hundred times) are still amazing and always offer something new. I can't believe my time here is already over. I guess i'll have to find a new adventure. But i'm glad to have shared this one with everyone. I guess this is Zai jian for Crouching Tina Hidden Westra but Ni hao to a new adventure....
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