we had a great time shoe shopping in hong kong. we splurged. i’ve always thought the reason i can never find shoes is because my feet are gorked. it turns out they’re only partially gorked (love my orthotics); i just have unusually small feet for north america. i bought a pair of super cute but read more
Jet-lagged but hungry, we made our first stop for food. The restaurant had autographs by various Hong Kong celebrities all over the walls. On our first full day, we started with exploring Kowloon, found jumbo size lemon Vita and hung out with Charlie over coffee and Bruce on the Avenue of Stars at Victoria Harbour. read more
(we’ll post pics later when we get a chance). after 24 hours of traveling, we arrived into Hong Kong and immediately went with joe’s parents to….eat. somehow we stayed awake for the food, which was really good of course, at 1:30 AM. yesterday we explored Kowloon, found jumbo size lemon Vita, hung out with Charlie read more
the apartment is clean and the fridge is empty, except for a few ‘vita’ drinks, eggs and pine nuts. i’m not really sure why we always have to leave the home super clean whenever we go away, even if the trip isn’t for very long. psychologically i feel better. anyways, packing is almost finished: underwear, read more
i’ve noticed that Chicago is filled with interesting art on the side of buildings, bridges…basically anything flat. i’m really fascinated by the use of space, and i love the colours and texture, especially the ones on a brick surface. finding new murals is becoming a mini project of mine. our header art is from the read more
we’re pretty accustomed to the everyday noises we hear from our apartment; muffled talking at the bus stop, the occasional subwoofer from normal traffic and of course the trusty talking chicago buses. however, this week has been particularly noisy, especially after bedtime. we had a throng of screaming teenagers cheering for every bus that drove read more
if you’re wondering where joe has been, you’ll find him under a pile of books. one more week left in the quarter, and then we’ll be off to hong kong!!
a thirteen pound chinese newborn baby. although the dad claims there were no “special nutrients”, i bet it was the rice…and lots of it. click here to watch the video.
yesterday there was the first total lunar eclipse in three years, and Chicago was supposed to get a glimpse of it. we tried checking it out at the planetarium with our friends Bethany and Romulus, but unfortunately it was too cloudy. at least it was a nice view of the lake, while we froze our read more
i had a double-take when i saw this in the grocery store. initially i thought it was just our store’s fault, but then i learned that this is actually a normal price for organic avocadoes. i wish i could buy more organic food, but i’m not sure my wallet could handle it.