24+ hours of traveling, 7 tired girls, 3 planes, 2 angry taxi drivers, 1 big bus, and a partridge in a pear tree!

We made it to Hong Kong!! I met up with our head teacher and three of the other girls in Salt Lake. Then we flew to LA and met the other two. The flight from LA to Seoul, Korea wasn't quite the fifteen hours that I was expecting. Instead it was only a mere twelve. Ha. Then a two hour wait in Korea. Then a three and a half hour flight to Hong Kong. (And, I've decided that Korean Air is the best airline).When first leaving the airport, the island is absolutely beautiful.
But once we entered the city, heading toward our hotel, I realized even more how desperately I never want to live in a huge city!


After finally arriving to our hotel and emailing our parents, we quickly got dressed and went out to find the Hong Kong Temple. The group was split up because a taxi can only take five people. So three went in one, and four went in another. We knew the street name.. but of course the taxi driver couldn't understand a single word we were saying. After about an hour of frustration, we FINALLY turned a corner and saw the angel Moroni on top of the temple. That poor driver was very happy to have us out, even if he did keep calling us beautiful. It was comforting to be in a sanctuary with familiar feelings of faith and religion while being in a very UNfamiliar place.


Sleep is screaming my name by now, so I better obey before I start screaming back. Especially since we have a 4.5 hour tour ahead of us in the morning!