So it seems that suddenly I am two thirds of the way through my far east adventure. I feel like I just got here! However, recently I have been getting excited about going home. Just this morning I was thinking about what book I want to read on the plane (something by Margaret Attwood I think) and other mundane things like selling the mattress that I bought at Ikea. What really set all of this off was giving notice to my landlord....well we haven't given notice yet, but the time is nigh. I think that the first non-family related activity I want to engage in is driving a car. Yup, sounds good.
I had an interesting conversation the other day with Elliot about the public transportation system here, and I realized that I have never felt as confident about using public transportation as I have in Hong Kong. I can get anywhere in the country. Granted it's a small country, but I have never ridden buses, trams, or transit-railways with such confidence and frequency. Really, city planners need to study what's going on here. It's amazing because you really don't have to own a car. I know that people say that about cities in the US all of the time, but absolutely 100% you don't need a car. There are grocery stores every few blocks, pharmacies next to the grocery stores, and countless street markets around every corner. Maybe they should outlaw personal vehicles in Hong Kong? I don't think it would cause much stir.
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