Wednesday, November 11, 2009

ASIA


Monday, November 9 – Water
16:30
The night before (November 1) my West and the World test, Brian (Boston) and I studied for a few hours. It was the best study session I've ever had. I went back to my room, and even though it was late, I decided to do some homework. The homework I did was my reflection for my Service Learning class- a guided reflection where we had to compare and contrast Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity. I slept, woke up feeling pretty good. Professor Hunt told us to do the last question first. The last question is a question everyone has to answer and is the longest. So, without looking at the rest of the test, I flipped to the last question. I literally laughed at the essay question: Compare and contrast Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity. The other questions on the test were things Brian and I drilled into our heads the night previous. I left the class with a huge smile on my face. It's the best I've ever felt about a test in my life.

Wednesday, November 11 – Hong Kong
9:56
I forgot to mention this in my Vietnam update. The first day when we were out, Shannon stopped at a store that was selling makeup and perfume/cologne. I asked for and bought some Pure Poison (which is so old it lost it’s smell - oh well!). I then began looking for my dad’s cologne which I was sure was Eternity, but didn’t want to risk it. The sales woman had me try Eternity, which I immediately knew was right, but let her keep having me try other cologne to be sure. She sprayed another and handed it to me. I took a whiff and I was instantly overcome with memories. It hit me like a brick. I couldn’t believe that I could remember at smell for 14 years, but I began to cry. It was my Uncle Michael’s. Needless to say, the sales woman was so confused at why I was crying and I felt bad because I couldn’t explain it to her. It was a very strange experience.

Thursday, November 12 – Hong Kong
9:16
I love Hong Kong, and I’m really sad that I only had a day here. I’m about to leave to get on a plane to go to Beijing! I am so stoked! A lot of my good friends are going! There’s going to be around 50 of us on one flight! That will be the most I’ve ever known anyone on a flight ever! hahaha And we’re going from 80 degrees to around 20! I’m going to freeze!

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