Let the adventure begin...

You just never know where this life will take you.  One minute you're sitting on a beach in the Outer Banks, relaxing with your family. The next minute you are contemplating what it would be like to live and work in Hong Kong.   A short week later you find yourself filling out an Application for Entry for Employment for Professionals form for the government of Hong Kong.

I am fortunate to have been given an amazing opportunity to work in my company's Hong Kong office for the next 3-6 months.  My husband, Zack, will be joining me on this journey and I am so happy we are going to be able to do this together.  A good friend will be house-sitting for us and taking care of my wonderful cat, Owen (who I am going to miss like crazy!).  It seems pretty surreal when I think about what we are about to do - but it is very real and very exciting!!


We leave on August 16th which is coming up so quickly.  We are trying to figure out so many things - how you pack for that long, what kind of shots do we need (typhoid and Hep A it turns out), scheduling visits with family and friends and lots more.  We have been reading several books about Hong Kong and have already learned a lot that will help us navigate the country and the culture.


We will be staying in a hotel for a few weeks while we get the lay of the land. The hotel is in an area called Tsim Sha Tsui which is about 20 minutes from where I will be working in Kowloon. We will then get to look at a few furnished apartments and hopefully find one that will be conveniently located for my commute and also have plenty of restaurants and stores nearby.

I am going to miss our daily life here in the Garden State but I know we are going to learn so much about a part of the world we might never have seen.  On a personal and professional level, this trip will change our lives in ways I can't begin to imagine.  I can't wait to begin this journey and share our adventures with you.  Stay tuned!