Traveling

Friends,

I am currently sitting at a coffee shop in the Istanbul airport typing this post on TextEdit because I can't connect to the internet here. I will post this when I get internet. I have about 2 hours before I can board and there's not much to do here right now because it's 6 am here and everything is closed. I've flown about 12 hours from HK to Istanbul and am not sure how long the flight is from here to London.

Since my last post, I have been spending alot of time with my dad and other relatives in HK. To all my ping pong friends out there, I've been playing an insane amount of ping pong and also got a new paddle. I've also tried to run some shorter distances but my achilles is still bothering me...Other highlights in HK include watching fireworks on New Year's Eve from the building where they filmed part of the Batman movie, eating tons(literally tons) of sushi, and shopping. One noticeable difference between HK and the US is that Christmas is much more low-key here. It seems to me that not too many people even celebrate Christmas here, and Christmas seems to be more focused on Santa instead the birth of Jesus...

It is a bit strange to think that I won't have any family and friends waiting for me at Heathrow. Even at Davidson, I am close to home and can see my family pretty often. I have no idea what the next six months will be like....Anyways I should check on my next flight and explore the Istanbul airport some more!

Eugene