Had a good night's sleep - for here so far... lots of dreams - probably from the melatonin - woke up often but fell back to sleep okay. Woke up feeling rested and ready to accompany Chris to the University. Maybe I would hang out there - after all, my meals had been paid for - or maybe I would find the library, the bookstore, the cafeteria, the student hangouts or just take a cab or bus back to the hotel...
We met some of Chris' associates at breakfast. Everyone is very friendly - Kano and Sato from Japan and Florence from Australia. I got on the shuttle bus and came to the University. And for some reason I had a name-badge and was welcomed into this fascinating conference about Service Learning in Asia and globally - what an honour!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Day 2: Hong Kong Journal
Had an unbelievably sleepless night. Woke up feeling exhausted, wasted with an uncomfortable stomach. I don't want to do anything or eat anything. Eventually dragged ourselves down to the buffet where I ate toast/tea and fruit. Chris was doing better than I but generally I think jet-lag has hit us hard. Really hard. Yuck.
We ended up not leaving the area of our hotel except to walk to the public beach - it was fun to see families out having fun but Chris said the water in the harbour was dirty, had things floating in it and he had a sense that he should not submerge himself in the water - he was afraid to might pick up some disease or parasite. Fine with me - as the beach was hot and I felt uncomfortable sitting there.
We walked out to the pier where there is a large golden statue of the Golden Dolphin which is one of Hong Kong's mascots. The walk out to the pier also included various exercise equipment so Chris did some of his sit-ups - gotta work that Core!
Spent a little time hanging out at the pool and enjoying the families there - the children are so cute and generally so well-behaved!!
Chris got a massage and I took a brief nap before we got a light dinner at the hotel Restaurant: The Lagoon.
Before we went to bed we watched a movie on TV - Clint Eastwood. I hoped that I would feel better the next day but decided to leave my plan open - who knows what the next day might bring re: jet-lag ramifications?
We ended up not leaving the area of our hotel except to walk to the public beach - it was fun to see families out having fun but Chris said the water in the harbour was dirty, had things floating in it and he had a sense that he should not submerge himself in the water - he was afraid to might pick up some disease or parasite. Fine with me - as the beach was hot and I felt uncomfortable sitting there.
We walked out to the pier where there is a large golden statue of the Golden Dolphin which is one of Hong Kong's mascots. The walk out to the pier also included various exercise equipment so Chris did some of his sit-ups - gotta work that Core!
Spent a little time hanging out at the pool and enjoying the families there - the children are so cute and generally so well-behaved!!
Chris got a massage and I took a brief nap before we got a light dinner at the hotel Restaurant: The Lagoon.
Before we went to bed we watched a movie on TV - Clint Eastwood. I hoped that I would feel better the next day but decided to leave my plan open - who knows what the next day might bring re: jet-lag ramifications?
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