Today we had another God awful session of pre-departure lectures concerning our program: classes, China seminar and more. Apparently, we may all die of H1N1, but even if just one person has a temperature, they get quarantined and left behind. I don’t suppose the ungodly heat levels here have much bearing on my inner body temp? They have been shooting us with temperature guns. Don’t temp me bro! I mean three or four times a day, we get our temperature checked and we don’t know what’s normal because no one has thought to do the conversion to Celsius. It’s approximately 36.6, or maybe 37.6. Maybe 36.2. That’s what life is like here. One question, three people, four answers. It should be a reality show. Like that tacky Japenese one that is on sometimes. Our program managers don’t even seem to know what’s going on.
Hong Kong is great though. I feel like I’m living on a floor of Thurston, but the people are all pretty cool. Those of them I’ve met so far, which is a good chunk, but there’s an interesting social dynamic at play. Due to complete chance, we separated into somewhat smaller groups the first night of like 10-15 for dinner and drinks, however as any normal people do, we kept going out with people we knew and those who they knew. Therefore, we’ve sorted into half, creating an awkward dynamic where I talk to everyone, but don’t really know who they are or what their name is. Oh well, we’ll get there soon enough.
Just a snap of Thailand if you haven’t been getting the slide show working:
Phranang Cave Beach Panorama
Now that you are back, I can’t tell you how bad I felt about your fears. But that is my job to worry. I Love You.