Sometimes the best treats are unexpected! Yesterday (May 13), when Asher stepped off the bus at Pier 6, Ben was waiting for him to take him on an unexpected adventure in the sky. We have often seen the Hong Kong…
Temples, Monks, & Monkeys: Cambodia!
For the May Day (Labor Day) holiday on May 1, we flew for a long weekend trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Our adventure began at the Siem Reap airport when we filled out 4 sets of 5 different Cambodian entry…
On the Streets!
Hong Kong is a festival of the senses! Every time we walk out our door in Hong Kong, we are treated with the surprise of seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching something new. Sometimes it is for the positive and…
Awesome Great Wall!
“I want to be a warrior when I grow up!” exclaimed Asher at the top of the Great Wall. It was a misty, overcast day when we traveled about an hour and a half outside of Beijing to visit the Great Wall…
First Stop Beijing!
The Chinese capital city of Beijing was our entry city which kicked off our 10 day tour of China. It was the first time that Aliya, Asher and I had ever been to China. Aliya’s first impression of Beijing was…
Ni Hao Mickey: Hong Kong Disney!
Saturday we surprised the kids when we hopped on the Disney Express and headed over to Lantau Island to spend the day at Hong Kong Disney! Although Hong Kong Disneyland only opens at 10am, they let people enter the gates…
Netball Star!
After learning field hockey at St Margarets School in Chile, Aliya has picked up another new sport at CDNIS in Hong Kong – Netball! Aliya is a proud member of the Timberwolves. Here is her first game in which she…
Asher’s Prize Giving Ceremony!
December 11th, Asher was all dressed up in his “Uniforme Numero Uno” with his new haircut, ready for the Prize Giving ceremony at Mackay. The ceremony started off with an amazing entrance by all the Primary School boys coming in…
Aliya’s “Spirit of Giving” Ceremony!
The “Spirit of Giving” ceremony at St. Margarets school was a beautiful and loving end to a spectacular five and half months of fun, friendship, learning, singing, dancing and nurturing support from Aliya’s friends, prefect (Chiche), and teacher (Miss Valentina)…
Ketchup on Pizza?!?!
We were at the Family Day (“Kermesse”) for Asher’s school (Mackay) and when we were ordering some pizza, Asher said to make sure we asked for it “sin ketchup” (without ketchup)! So it turns out that most kids put not…