What I will not miss about Hong Kong

A fun pic of the girls playing in the "snow" (bubbles) at Ocean Park.They were convinced it was real...

I will not miss standing out in a bad way...

You see some people here do not really enjoy people of a lighter skin color. It's not my fault, there have been many before me, but it's definitely something I deal with on an everyday basis. For example, if I am trying to take a taxi and put my arm out to get an available one coming down the road it may pass me up. It will pass me up and not one block further down (where I can see) it will pick up a person with a more Asain look than my ancestry gave me. This racism will happen in lines (called queues here), buses, resturants and any other place where you may need service or be waiting. I have done what little I can to change these people's perception, but have never seen the fruits of my labour manifest themselves.

I will not miss my kids being sick.

As I write Ash has had a fever for the last four days. This is nothing new, just something we deal with and that I have developed lots of techniques for. We even now will go out. I have brought them to birthdays and everything like this. All it is, is a fever. There are no other symptoms. They eat and sleep just fine and as long as I keep them medicated they feel just fine. There seems to be nothing I can do to prevent it. Their bodies just can't deal with the pollution, at least I think. I used to bring them into the doctor every time, but after so many times I just call now and the staff will give me the rundown and the reassurance over the phone. So, life goes on, but I will be glad when it goes on without the fevers:)

But enough negative...

Tomorrow I get to take my last trip over the border and into China!!!! I'll be visiting the markets of GuanZhou! I can't wait! I do feel terribly guilty leaving Ash with a fever, but Hoss has assured me that he'll be as paranoid as I usually am. And since it's Ash I know she'll vocalize if she needs something. Brielle will get up to 104 and never say a word. If Ash crosses 100 she starts talking about her eyes and head and temp. So yeah, I'm really looking forward to it and I'm bringing my computer so I can work on the dreaded paper on the way there and back. I have loved all my shopping trips across the border, hopefully this one will be no different and I can get the last something special to keep for myself and or the girls for memories of this foreign land.