An Excerpt
[Here is a short excerpt from an email I just sent to my dad.]
I’m doing well… staying plenty busy with preparing lessons and seeing the city… which is HUGE! there are 7.5 million people living here.
For the first 4 days, we stayed at Cheung Chau island, a beautiful tropical island about an hour ferry ride from Hong Kong. The first night, after traveling by plane for at least 18 to 24 hours, we had to walk our suitcases straight uphill in darkness in the thickest humidity I have ever felt. It was an experience that I don’t care to repeat again. The island was absolutely idyllic, but the many ramps and stairs nearly killed me. (Hong Kong is actually built on mountains.)
Hong Kong is really beautiful… it is surrounded by massive mountains which are covered with beautiful green trees, and the buildings are REALLY tall… I think there are some 60 story buildings. I live on the 13th floor of my dorm and I have a beautiful view that looks out on mountains, the harbor, and the city lights. It is incredible.
The temperature is very hot! It is not uncommon to see people walking around with sunbrellas. I think the temperatures are often in the 90′s, but I try not to think about it.
We start teaching on this Wednesday, then we teach for the next two and a half weeks (including Saturdays). We toured our school last Friday, and found out that we have air conditioning and computers with projectors in our classrooms. Very high tech! Our students will be 7th graders to 9th graders.
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