So tonight is the end of our 2-day 3-night stay in Hong Kong. And it was honestly a bitter-sweet one. The friends that we met in the city, who eventually became our tour guides were a really good bunch. And though we had only known the for two days, it seemed like we could have been friends forever. And you know, I really treasure all the times I got to practice my Mandarin with one of the girls as well as help her with her English. In truth, this method for developing language skills seems to be the most practical. Because, I can't rely on my English to communicate, and she can't rely on her Mandarin. On the other hand when I talk to Yushi, we are both 100 percent comfortable in English, so we always revert to that. And as I mentioned earlier, there were times when my English speaking friends had trouble communicating with our new HK friends. So it was always a fun challenge to see if I could interpret for them. With that, as bad as it may sound, I'm actually partially greatful that Yushi was not able to come with us to Hong Kong. Because if he did, I would not have had as many opportunities to speak Mandarin, nor would I ever have been forced to use Mandarin during the times I had to to just get things done. At any rate, I really hope that I can keep in touch with these new friends and continue to develop an even greater sense of comfort in speaking Puotonghua. Pictures will come as soon as we are back in Singapore next week. Next stop is the Philippines. So from Hong Kong, 再见!