I'm just sending out this message to wish you all a happy holiday. I'm getting a little homesick here but it comes with the territory of the first time away from home this time of year. My friends here have been nothing but great in helping me feel better but the Christmas lights and music and cold weather without snow will always get me. I'm leaving for Hong Kong on Christmas Eve for about eight days to see some relatives that will be there and to shake things up a little from the work life. Being back in Hong Kong where everything is culturally familiar to me will be really good for me, not to mention the city is just awesome. Miss you all and hope you're enjoying all that snow for those of you in New England. You really don't know how great it is until you've lived in cold weather with no snow.
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
PS. Here is a picture of an enormous apple at a little Japanese market at Yokohama Station. It's red. Like Christmas.
