So I am now on the mainland Hong Kong. We are running the kids portion of the Gateway Camp. I love seeing people from ALL over the world. I had lunch on Sunday with a Brit, an Aussie, and a South African. I got to see people I saw three years ago in Athens and people I saw two years ago in Kyrgyzstan. There are so many connections to be made!! We are staying at a Bible college here in which I happened to get my own room and just recently share the bathroom with two other girls from Tawain. So I have been having fun meeting all the people and working with the kids. Continue to pray for energy and life and creative ideas!
A few more random facts:
#9 The elevators here often do not have the #4 because it means death
#10 Pretty sure this is one of the hottest places on earth. (Thailand and Jamaica don't compare!)
#11 In Discovery Bay they don't have cars. Everyone drives golf carts.
#12 Even though Hong Kong is part of China they speak Cantonese here. Mandrin is spoken in the rest of China. The two languages use the same characters, but they are pronounced differently and there are 4 tones in Mandrin compared to the 6/7 in Cantonese.
#13 (I decided this one should remain a mystery to the late readers.)
#14 The Chinese people usually just meander.
#15 Hong Kong is called a Special Administrative Region. They approximate that it will take fifty years to have Hong Kong a part of the rest of China.
Hope you enjoyed the random facts! I go back to Discovery Bay on Friday.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
From Mainland Hong Kong
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3 comments:
wow ... #13 just leaves me speechless ...
Sooooooooo how do you get to the 4th floor then? Do the Chinese people meander fast or slowly? You missed the 100 degree heat here! I am glad you are having fun meeting people from this 'small' world.
Just be sure you keep hydrated enough, Megan!! You have a tendancy to keel-over when you don't. Love, Dad
Meg, I'm glad you're having such an awesome time...however, hot weather makes me rethink my desire to go to China.....I thought it was supposed to be cold there. Anyway, hearing about all of your experiences does make me want to travel even more. So, hopefully that will happen soon (driving to Tulsa for school doesn't count). Can't wait to see you in August! :)
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