So… I know I should have posted something like… a lot of days ago… but over the last few days I have either been ill or just plain lazy. Round Three in Hong Kong was sooo much cooler than Rounds One and Two!! Know why? Know WHY?! Cause my big brother came to see me!!! YAY!! So here’s how it went…

It was perfect and then it wasn’t and then it was! So September 29th came and I met up with Bro. Jerry Dunwoody from home! It was so nice to see someone from America who doesn’t live here. No offense. He got me Starbucks and we just talked about everything I’ve missed. So thankful to have been able to spend the time with a good Christian friend.

Then… it was time for me to get to the train station. Got there with plenty of time to spare. I got to my seat, which was sadly on the aisle… I wanted the window. I put my stuff up and started to settle in when a man came up to me and asked if I’d switch seats with him so he could sit with his wife. SCORE! He had a window seat!! I was more than happy to oblige. It was in this new seat that I met a guy from Belgium.  He got me coffee and told me about all the places he’s lived and what kind of work he does. It was cool. So that was two free coffees in one day!! It was perfect.

Then I got to the airport. And it was no longer perfect. There’s only two exits where people can come out from their flights. There’s video screens so you can watch them come out and see when your person is coming. There’s screens to tell you which flights are delayed, on time, landing, etc. It also tells you the exit from which that flight will be coming. Nick’s flight was set to come out of exit B. I stood at exit B, saw his flight land and get to the gate. And I waited… and I waited… and I waited. For two hours I waited. I tried to get onto the airport wifi and failed several times. I thought… “What if the screen is wrong and they come out of exit A…?” “Nah, I should stay put.” Wrong choice. Finally, I connect to the wifi, find out that he did, in fact, emerge from exit A, waited for me about as long as I waited for him, thought maybe something went wrong with my train, gave up and went to his hotel in the hopes that I’d get in contact with him some how. Long airport story short, we met at Central Station, hugged and I cried like a big stressed out baby.

Then tomorrow came and it was perfect! We walked and took pictures and goofed off like brothers and sisters do! It was so much fun! We went to the top of the International Commerce Center, a bar called the OZONE, and watched the view as the sun set! Btw… the the world’s highest bar… just sayin. Hong Kong is such a beautiful city! We watched the Symphony of Lights and we went to the beach and we saw a replica of Noah’s Ark and we climbed a hill to see a checkerboard. Yeah that was pretty awesome!! It was so cool to wander around and just find cool stuff to take pictures of. I especially had fun taking pictures of Nick taking pictures of buildings and parks and whatnot. Hehe

Saying goodbye to him… was not perfect. I cried again. Like a lot. I got in a taxi to head back to the hotel where I was staying with Britt and her family, and cried the whole way there. Upon arrival at the hotel, the driver turned to me and said, “Don’t be sad. You still alive!” It was so sweet!!! While still sobbing, I said, “But he’s leaving…” It was not cool…

After that came some fun times with Britt and her family which she already posted about and beautiful detail. So here’s where I shall take my leave for the night. It is midnight nineteen so I should go to bed soon…

Thanks for reading!!

PEACE