Wednesday, September 30, 2009

October Newsletter


Here is my newsletter for October. If you would like to have it emailed to you, please let me know!
Blessings!

Friday, September 25, 2009

Arrival in Hong Kong!!!


After a nearly six hour delay in Chicago, after my five hour layover I was finally on my way to Hong Kong! Although I was not overly impressed about spending almost 11 hours in O'Hare, my boss was on my same flight so we were able to have a good talk. I arrived late Wednesday night in Hong Kong and Josh the missionary I will be replacing dropped me off at my apartment so I could unpack and sleep.
Thursday morning Josh picked me up from my apartment and we set off to find a cell phone for me and show me some of the city. It was quite a search, but after about five hours of walking from store to store I finally decided on a phone. Friday I went to the office to meet the rest of the staff and they took me out for a huge variety of dim sum. After lunch we explored the mall at the train stop for the office and found the best deals for a new work computer. Later in the evening we met up with a two of the other missionaries and a girl who has lived in Hong Kong for seven years for dinner.
Today I have been busy buying the rest of the necessary things for my apartment. I had a fun journey carrying back my nearly 50 lbs. of purchases from the IKEA that is about a mile away. It is nice that I am able to walk through the shopping centers connected to my apartment complex, but it was difficult navigating through the thousands of people also walking with a variety of bags in the shopping centers. I have nearly everything that I need now, so it will be much easier to get back from the stores.
I am supposed to have my internet set up on Monday morning so I will have more updates and photos at that point!!!