We have arrived!!

Nay ho!
We arrived yesterday and I wrote you this lovely blog which I slaved over for at least 20 minutes and when I checked it this morning it was GONE!!! ahhhh and on top of that, the whole blogger thing was in chinese. I pretty much gave up. Its a miracle that I have returned now.
Our plane ride was good. The service was wonderful and other than some turbulence (where Jackie cried and Nikole had to comfort and pray with her) and some swollen feet (both me and Kari have Cankles now, LOVELY) it was fine.
We were met at the airport by our host, Major Tony Ma and then taken to the Booth Lodge where we will be staying in an apartment for the next 5 weeks!!! We had an orientation meeting, then lunch with Lt. Col Tsang (my favorite Hong Kong man) and Lt. Col Rowlands the OC's. We went grocery shopping and then went back and had some NAP TIME!!!! We went out again later and ran some errands and then went shopping on Ladies Street. It was so much fun and Nikole taught Kari and I how barter. It's a really cool place. Its about a kilometer long and there are people and shops and stuff everywhere. I really enjoyed it.
Today we went to English speaking Corps were Jackie did a marvelous job giving her testimony and we did special music. The corps ladies served us a really wonderful lunch that we ate it in a hall way. Kari made this one friend out of this little six year old girl. She said to her "Your hair is too white for you to be here," it was so funny. She was wearing a chip and dale rescue rangers shirt and she didn't know who they were, it made me a little sad. This girl also loved the wordless bracelet, way to go Capt Smith's!
It hard to believe that we have been here a day and a half. In someways it feels like home; very comfortable and natural, and then I open my mouth to talk to people and they don't understand and I realize that I am far away from home. It it so beautiful here. There is this huge jungle (thats what I call it, but its really just a park) that is right outside of our window. There are places that are so lush and green and beautiful that it inspires something within me. But in stark contrast is the busy streets with bamboo scaffolding, dripping air conditioners, fliers galore, and big signs placed in the mixture between fast moving buses and taxi's, and very tall and mostly run down skyscrapers. Its a crazy place this Honk Kong. I LOVE IT!!
Thats about it I think. Happy Fathers Day to our daddy's! And thank you all for your prayers and support.
Much love!