travel guide!

to mark the official-ness of my travel, the logical thing to do was acquire a guide and phrase book! and on a recent dinner adventure with jac and travy, i did just that.



turns out my cantonese is even worse than my french. there are 6 tones (which involve raising and lowering of pitch) which i cannot even begin to grasp. i barely understand the terms pitch or tone and i have no sense of sound or music, as lauren can attest to from our tap dance adventures. But, ive got 2 months and a 20 hour plane ride to work it out.

and as for the travel guide! it has provided me with the most exciting of adventure ideas. Ready for this? SQUID HUNTING!! thats right, squid hunting. can you imagine anything more magical? you hunt the squid and then they cook it for you to eat right on the boat! it costs 500 HKD, or about 65 USD. i intend to make multiple trips in my search for architeuthis, the mighty kraken.

other exciting adventures include: multiple temples, the goldfish market, the light show, traditional villages, and a whole lotta hot pot.

this is shaping up pretty well.