Greetings

I'm writing this for any of my friends that care to follow along with my activities in Hong Kong, or just want to make sure I'm still alive.

I've been here now for just over a week and am getting settled in pretty well. I'm living in an area of the city called Wan Chai which is near Central, the main downtown area. I have a very tiny apartment, but it has everything I need. So far I've found that it is really easy to get around the area, the island is pretty long but not terribly wide, which makes navigation easier. In addition the public transportation is incredible. The MTR is quick, cheap, clean, and easy to use. At peak times trains come every 2 minutes. The longest I've had to wait was 5 minutes late on Thursday night. From the little I've experienced the bar & club scene is pretty happening. There's an area in Central called Lan Kwai Fong, (from here on out LFK), that's ll bars and clubs, and the party spills out on the streets. Or in some respects the streets spill in, I found out pretty quickly that the more economical way to do things is to grab a few beers at 7-11 (7-11 is everywhere by the way) and head off to whatever den of iniquity suits your fancy.

Anyways, I like it here, it's an awesome city and I'm looking forward to the next 5 months here.

Cheers,
Aaron