Hong Kong, 8:20 local time
Stepping off the plane in a time-lost stupor after approximately 20 hours of travel, my breath caught in my throat, shaking me awake. The Hong Kong airport is surrounded by lush green mountains that touch the clouds. It suddenly hits me: I'm in ASIA!!! You'd think that being amidst incomprehensible Asian languages for 13 hours straight would have alerted meto what was coming but I was wholly unprepared to see such gorgeous landscapes by the airport. Suffice to say, I'm coming back to explore Hong Kong someday. Going through security, a nice Asian woman asks if I'm going through to Bangkok. I say "No, Vietnam" and she replies "Ah, you look like a teacher." I explain that I am, in fact, teaching in Vietnam and we part ways. I've been slightly worried over the past few days about getting into the rhythm of lesson planning and teaching but this interaction lifts my spirits a bit. At least I look the part?
Okay, flight 3 of 4 is boarding so here I go....onto my home for the next 6 months or so; Vietnam, here I come!
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