heritage

so i have always planned on taking a life-heritage trip [an idea stolen from my sister]--going to hong kong and mainland china to visit the places where my mother and grandmother grew up. but then the whole john-legend-going-to-macau-for-his-concert insanity came up and we took the opportunity to boat over to hong kong while we were so close to it. and then my life-heritage trip brought itself to me.

we were able to hang out with one of my great aunts [my grandma's younger sister] and one of my uncles [her son]. they took us to their country club for delicious yum cha and we sipped on flower tea while catching up. they told me that my grandma would remember the country club and that i should talk about with her when i get back to america. and then driving around hong kong, my aunt kept pointing out things like where my mom lived, what buildings she would remember etc. then the real treat came when my aunt suggested tea time...british style. we went to the peninsula hotel and were treated like princesses. and it wasn't until after i had come back to taiwan from hong kong that my mom told me that my grandfather used to WORK there as a tour guide and front desk man. pretty sweet, if you ask me.





then we got to go the hong kong temple. it was sunday, so i didn't get to go inside but it was close enough for me. a year ago, that temple was my desktop picture in my byu freshmen dorm room. who would have thought that a year later, i would be taking pictures in front of the same temple.


pretty sweet how life works out.












next stop, denmark. who wants to come?