Cutting Loose in Asia This journal/blog will chronicle the adventures of Leah & Joel in Hong Kong & the Philippines from July 12-August 8. Leah will conduct PhD research, Joel is along for the ride...

Leah & I are scrambling to get ready for a flight half way around the world.  She's in NC, me in MA.  Tomorrow we'll blearily arrive at the airport with the rising sun as we catch early "Confluence" flights to Chicago...where we'll begin our trek..on a direct flight.  15.5 hours of flying the friendly skies until we arrive at our destination of Hong Kong, a huge port on the coast of China.  Our arrival at 3pm will be somewhat startling as our bodies will be a whole 12 hours behind.  We'll spend 4 days with Leah's schoolmate Matthew, who is heroically playing the host less than a day after enduring a wise teeth extracation.  More stories to come....