By the time my tour of South Korea was over, I had 916 photos on my camera.  I managed to cull that down to a slightly more sane 390.  Below is a little teaser of the photos I took.  I shot 99% of these using my AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G lens.  When people took pics of my family, people were in disbelief when we told them that the camera does not have a zoom.

My parents are in Taiwan now, so I will be babysitting my little brothers for the next week.  It will be very interesting.  We will be going around Hong Kong with family and friends to see various sights and go to Ocean Park.

The flight going from Newark-Liberty airport (EWR) to Hong Kong (HKG) is approximately 15 hours.  I do not think any of my classmates have taken such a long flight!   I suppose it is yet another step towards preparing for work if I have to travel and all.  To minimize the effects of jet lag, I set my clock to my destination time zone and tried to sleep at that schedule.

As of the writing of this entry, it’s been 24 hours since my family and I touched down in Hong Kong.  My strategy of dealing with jet lag has been working so far, although the exhaustion from just sitting in the seat is still getting to me.  In the 15 hours I was in the plane, I listened to my podcasts, watched Back to the Future, plugged away at the backlog of IEEE magazines I had, and (obviously) slept.

We visited family today and will be going to South Korea tomorrow evening.  I’ll update this blog in a week or so.  Until then, enjoy this image: