Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! It's now Friday, January 1st 2010 and the start of my adventure. In 10 days, I am traveling to Hong Kong to create a new life. I'm armed with only some clothes, my electronics, and this blog. I will attempt to document my trip and details of moving to Hong Kong. First some background information: I'm currently 30, a resident of New York City, gainfully unemployed, and have a technology side business which earns some minimal cash. I wanted to move to Hong Kong for everything that New York City is not. Hong Kong will be the gateway to the East for westerners and it's my destination since I'm an American Born Chinese (ABC for short) and a perfect bridge between the 2 worlds. I'm currently at my girlfriend's parents house in Atlanta, Georgia for the holidays and will be returning to New York City on January 5th by car. It's going to be an exciting ride and I'm packing my gear already.
So here is my progress currently: I have 3 friends in Hong Kong right now who are helping me out with networking and other details. One of my friends, Karen Tong, is the head of the Hong Kong Swings, which is a Swing Dancing organization. I am a swing dancer and a bit of an instructor from when I was in NYC. She has kindly hooked me up with a dance studio named DanzsStage so I can teach Lindy Hop Swing Dance part-time. So at least I will have some side income while I am in Hong Kong. I also booked my girlfriend's and my flight to Hong Kong about a month in advance. It's not cheap since minimum fare is about USD$750 round trip. The price for tickets can rocket to around USD$2000 if we didn't plan ahead. We also booked a car from Atlanta to NYC for the 5th of January. It will be an interesting trip to say the least.
One of the major goals I have while I am in Hong Kong will be to network with people and make some new friends. I'm interested in creating new relationships that will benefit each other and allow some new possibilities take place. I think it is important for people to connect with each other and use their imaginations to create new possibilities for their lives. I want to bring the power of inspiration and imagination to Hong Kong to build a bridge between the East and the West.
So that's it for right now and for all my blog readers, Happy 2010!