oh sleep. i miss you.

does 3am sound like a good time to get up?! apparently to my body the answer is yes. for 3 days in a row i have been wide awake at 3. which may sound normal because i'm on the other side of the world and with jetlag and all... but then you consider that 3am here is 12pm in canada. not usually the time i wake up either. SERIOUSLY.

well we left hong kong yesterday. that was an experience. my senses have never been more assulted (and maybe insulted) in my life all at once. there were bright, flashy neon lights everywhere; noise of traffic, every single person on cellphones, and music; pushy people; and the overwhelming smell of cooking 'meats' and MOTHBALLS. i don't think i will ever smell the smell of mothballs again and not think of china. phew.

today we are going to visit one of the orphanages here and i'm not allowed to take pictures. it's killing me!!! i think at the other one we are visiting the gov't hasn't put restrictions on taking pics, so i should fill my quota there.

alright that's the first installment of my china blogs.