A day of firsts.

Today was a day full of new things!

1.  First Hong Kong injury.  I tripped on the escalator... I was trying to go up the down escalator. If you know me at all, you're probably dying laughing at that one right now.

2.  First taste of ox tongue. Surprisingly delicious and remarkably similar to the taste of corned beef.

3.  First clothing purchase.. at a Hong Kong store that America also has (whoops!). Since it's so humid here, I purchased another dress to wear to teach in instead of wearing pants as often.  Hong Kong prices are SO cheap, though! Woohoo! :)

4.  First day worshipping in an American-style international church surrounded by Chinese, Germans, Americans, and probably numerous other nationalities.  I recognized all of the songs, and the sweet accent the German pastor spoke with was still totally understandable!

5.  First time finding my way across Hong Kong with my roommate and no team leaders or other adult leaders. SUCCESS!


Tomorrow will have the BEST first yet to come.  In less about 10 hours, I'll be meeting my middle school students for the very first time! We do some pre-assessments and mixer games all morning, then divide into classes and do introductions/get-to-know-you things in our classes in the afternoon.  I AM SO EXCITED!

Prayers:
-That we might sort the kids to the best of our ability.  (Our team does the testing, scoring, and class placement.)
-That the students may be placed with the best one of my team's teachers to fit them :) I'm SO EXCITED to begin building these relationships!
-Continued safety
-Open doors and open conversations