Unpacking...

...at least, photographically. :> Katherine and I safely returned to Hong Kong about a week ago and I'm just now going through all our pictures, so I thought I'd throw a few up here to briefly chronicle our time in the States (and a few events that have occurred since our return).

Let's start with this little video - taken by Katherine - which will give you an idea of what it is like to fly out of Hong Kong. You'll be able to see parts of Lantau Island, Kowloon (including the old airport landing strip), and some outlying islands.

Here's a mid-flight shot Katherine took of a secret world between the clouds. :>

Katherine, now in San Fransisco, catches up with two of our old Ann Arbor buddies: Tony and Hermann!

Katherine catches up with another Ann-Arborite-turned-San-Franciscan: Mei!

Sunset on Fisherman's Wharf (while having dinner with Mei).

Now it's time to leave San Fransisco and head to Virginia, where you'll find me...

Having a lovely lunch, prepared by my mother, with my aunt and uncle.

Filling my Thanksgiving plate alongside my sister.

Snatching delicious vittles from my second cousins.

Observing Thanksgiving participants while they enjoy some filmed entertainment.

Telling secrets!

Ready to cheer on the now-ACC-Champion Hokies (before their dismantling of UVA)!

The day after the VT vs UVA game, Katherine and I hitched a plane back to Hong Kong...

...where we saw the sunrise on the icy rivers of Alaska.

A day after we returned, Katherine attended the International Assiciation for World Englishes conference at CityU, where we met up with our good buddy Daniel Davis (who is a professor at the University of Michigan) for lunch in Kowloon Tong.

A few days following that, we met up with Michael Meyler, a conference attendee from Sri Lanka who is a good friend of Dushy's, for a hot pot dinner in Tsim Sha Tsui.

And to close out the week, before watching the ACC Championship game, we went to get the keys to Katherine's parents' new apartment!