A WORLD of Misconceptions...

After many hours of travel I have finally made it to my final (yet still temporary) destination in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The process was rather hectic- from "random screenings" that caused me to nearly miss my first flight to taxi drivers slamming doors and throwing fits because we weren't quite prepared with their currency in hand, it has been an experience I will never forget.

Needless to say, I have learned many lessons on this first trek across the globe, but the most profound of these has been about my own misconceptions. As I mentioned in my first entry, Hong Kong was my first international travel location ever, and I don't think I would have ever envisioned it correctly had I not gone to see it for myself. From the 13 short hours I spent in HK, most of which I spent sleeping, I fell in love. Now, this excitement is literally based on a few miles stretch from the airport to the hotel and back, but it was enough to completely change my perception of Hong Kong and boy do I want to go back!


                                                        This is what I fell asleep to....

                                                   ...and this is what the sun brought with it.

While I realize that pre-judgement is unfortunately a commonality among humans, my hope is that we may all maintain an open-mindedness that allows for our pre-judgements to become realized misconceptions and treat them as such. Then we adjust. 

Until we meet again, Hong Kong.