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Thursday Happenings:

People, cars, taxis, busses, and noise everywhere!   Hong Kong is incredible.  It never slows down.  As I walked through the city today, I wondered and marveled at how this city lives and works in such tight quarters. It would definitely be  huge adjustment to live in a city with this type of pace.

Thursday was a day of meeting  (It feels like I am back at school):

Meeting #1  - My first meeting was with Alice Murakami over an early breakfast. We discussed our itinerary for the day and the plans for the next 13 days. We also discussed educational strategies for international students so that they can best achieve their learning goals.  Some good ideas were explored.

Meeting # 2 – After much frustration, I was finally able to meet the connection between my computer and the internet.  Yeah!  So Skype, blogging and emails can happen.  This meeting took some time to make happen.  The two seemed not to want to work together.  Tomorrow should be an easier connection now that I have done it once. 

Meeting # 3 – Alice and I met with Betsy Law of Elite Oversees Study Centre.  I was impressed with both  of these women as they always put the welfare of the students as their number on priority.  Betsy has agreed to keep HDCH material in her office for interested students.  I was able to explain to her who we are as a Christian school community and the type of students that would be a good fit for HDCH.  She agreed to only suggest students to us that would match our school.  I left the meeting with a good feeling. 

Meeting #4 -  On the way to hotel on Wednesday evening, I met a Cambodian family - father, son, and two daughters. The father moved to the US in 1975 and is now back in Cambodia teaching English.  His three children  live in Florida, Los Angels, and San Diego.  They were meeting in Hong Kong to connect as a family and vacation together.  When I met them on the MTR on Wednesday, I was able to explain to them how to use the MTR and helped them with directions to their hotel.  I thought that would be the last I would see of them.

However, on Thursday, Alice asked if I want to go the Hong Kong Peak by tram.  I said yes and this is what we did.  On the top of the observation deck of the peak, I met this same family again.  We exchanged information as one of the sisters is interested in international media.  She is currently working in the media in LA and wanted to find out more about ORTV where Naomi works.  To me this meeting was more than just a coincidence but a meeting within God's master plan.

Meeting #5 - Alice and I had a supper meeting with Cherry's mother and brother along with another mother whose children attend MacMaster University and Barton Secondary school.  It was a fantastic meal.  I really appreciate the taste and smells of authentic Chinese food. (My chop stick skills, although poor, are improving.)  The conversation was very lively although I did not understand much.  I was presented with a nice tea set and some great teas.  I was able to present each of the ladies with an HDCH. pen.  It was a good evening.

Friday Happenings

The picture on the left is of Alice, me, Cherry's mother, and the mother who has two students going to school in Hamilton.  We went for Dim-sung at very good restaurant this morning.  Again it was another tasty meal.  (I think I am going to put on weight during this trip.)  At  this breakfast meeting, I was able to  show a power point presentation of HDCH and some video clips of Cherry.  Mrs. Yip really appreciated seeing her daughter at our school.  Her son  is thinking about starting at HDCH in the  near future.