{"id":802,"date":"2013-11-22T20:12:41","date_gmt":"2013-11-22T20:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/?p=802"},"modified":"2013-12-30T03:49:33","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T03:49:33","slug":"3-brits-in-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/news-blog\/3-brits-in-san-francisco\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Brits in San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post originally was posted in the UK site but we felt it worked better here. The original post was here (and has some comments there too):\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/uk\/news-blog\/san-francisco-here-we-come\/\">http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/uk\/news-blog\/san-francisco-here-we-come\/<\/a><\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>Picture taken By Kim BA<\/p>\n<h1>A few words from the Founder of HKAN<\/h1>\n<p>Leaving London Heathrow Airport , with great excitement! \u00a0After an 11 hour flight a little tired but surprisingly ready for the wonderful reunion journey that we were going to embark on together with our American sisters.<\/p>\n<p>No matter how many reunions I have attended each one is so special\u00a0when meeting\u00a0new sisters (even brothers), it\u00a0is just staggering!\u00a0\u00a0 A whole new family. \u00a0Its unbelievable after all this time when I thought it was only ME, that I now find so many of us who have started life the same way in Hong Kong\u00a0abandoned or relinquished from our\u00a0birth parents.\u00a0\u00a0 I had been a traumatised child and subjected to a lot of racial prejudice as\u00a0my adoptive parents lived in a \u00a0&#8216;White Suburb&#8217;. \u00a0Meeting so many new sisters has\u00a0taken away that feeling of being\u00a0ALONE, we sat in a circle at the reunion &amp; shared so many aspects of our lives that had us all in tears because finally we could all relate to each other.\u00a0 That is so therapeutic!<\/p>\n<p>Saying goodbye was hard. \u00a0But the warmth and depth of our goodbye hugs sustained me on my\u00a0journey across the water back\u00a0home with my two wonderful travelling companions Sue and Serena, thank you.\u00a0\u00a0 A big thank you\u00a0Kim R\u00a0for your lovely generous hospitality\u00a0and for those who arranged the reunion, Kim R, Mei Yan, Kim B\u00a0&amp; Mei Kin and last but not least for all those who attended and made it possible.<\/p>\n<p>Debbie<\/p>\n<p><!-- index.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview\n\t ngg-ajax-pagination-none\t\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-d67a30e590ece495f647e794a32db3c1-1\"\n\tdata-nextgen-gallery-id=\"2\"\n\tdata-gallery-id=\"2\"\n\t\tdata-gallery-name=\"San Francisco\"\n\t>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/san-francisco\/image-e1383405218489.jpg?t=1562100808\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Debbie, Sue and Serena Leaving the UK\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/san-francisco\/image-e1383405218489.jpg?t=1562100808\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/san-francisco\/thumbs\/thumbs_image-e1383405218489.jpg?t=1562100808\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"46\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"image-e1383405218489.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Debbie, Sue and Serena Leaving the UK\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Debbie, Sue and Serena Leaving the UK\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"debbie-sue-and-serena-leaving-the-uk\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"d67a30e590ece495f647e794a32db3c1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Debbie, Sue and Serena Leaving the UK\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Debbie, Sue and Serena Leaving the UK\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/san-francisco\/cache\/image-e1383405218489.jpg-nggid0246-ngg0dyn-500x300x100-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg?t=1562100808\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"225\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"300\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/san-francisco\/dsc02224.jpg?t=1559483697\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"The Brits have arrived\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/san-francisco\/dsc02224.jpg?t=1559483697\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/san-francisco\/thumbs\/thumbs_dsc02224.jpg?t=1559483697\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"55\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-name=\"dsc02224.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"The Brits have arrived\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"The Brits have arrived\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"the-brits-have-arrived\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"d67a30e590ece495f647e794a32db3c1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"The Brits have arrived\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"The Brits have arrived\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/san-francisco\/cache\/dsc02224.jpg-nggid0255-ngg0dyn-500x300x100-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg?t=1559483697\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"400\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"300\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Here are two\u00a0wonderful accounts highlighting more from our Journey &#8216;Over the water&#8217;.<\/h2>\n<h1>Sue writes:-<\/h1>\n<p>Having been with our lovely American sisters for over a week I was getting used to hearing how things were \u201cawe-some\u201d or \u201ccute\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While they puzzled over our use of \u201cbits and bobs\u201d, they used \u201ca whole bunch of\u201d, but not in reference to fruit! They were totally mystified by the word \u201cjumper\u201d (for sweater) and the fact that we\u00a0wear \u201ctrousers\u201d (not pants&#8230;!). They found it amusing that we frequently needed the \u201cloo\u201d or wanted a \u201ccuppa tea\u201d Just to cause further confusion we teased a little by slipping in references to going up the \u201capple and pears\u201d \u2013 which, of course all Brits use on regular basis!<\/p>\n<p>The other thing that we heard a lot of was about the federal shut down and daily reports on whether the National Parks would open up. This was quite significant because, although the trip was absolutely amazing (as summarised in Serena\u2019s account), for Debbie and myself the end of the trip was going to be a visit to Yosemite. Due to the distance and time limitations, this was quite ambitious, but we were very fortunate to have Mei Yan who said she would take us and be our guide, and her sister Sau Chan had also agreed to come along to spend time with us.<\/p>\n<p>As the time drew nearer, I was resigned to the fact that we wouldn\u2019t get to go and we started making alternative plans&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;..then very suddenly and unexpectedly it seemed that we were getting packed for YO-semite.<\/p>\n<p>I think the photos say it all!<\/p>\n<p>ngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\u00a0Mei Yan\u00a0treated us to incredible views of El Capitan (the highest vertical granite walls on earth and 3,000ft \/914m), Half Dome (which she herself has climbed) and the Yosemite Valley from Glacier point.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_3_placeholder\n<p>We walked through the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoia trees when we\u00a0arrived. The Grizzly Giant is estimated to be 1,800 years old. The next day we followed the Mist trail to Vernal Fall (317ft\/ 96.6m). Due to the lack of water at this time of year, the trail was not misty, but instead we enjoyed the autumn colours and the beautiful light. After our walk we stopped by the Ahwahnee Hotel \u2013 named after the native American name for Yosemite Valley &#8211; \u201cthe land of the gaping mouth\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_4_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To cap it all, after going to Glacier Point, we caught an incredible sunset over El Capitan. I can truly say that it was \u201cawe-some\u201d and there were a \u201cwhole bunch\u201d of mountains. Yes bigger, larger and more expansive than I have ever seen before. It was an unforgettable experience. As was the whole trip to San Francisco. \u00a0ngg_shortcode_5_placeholder<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I would like say a big thank you to Kim R, \u00a0Mei Yan, Kim B and Mei Kin for organising the US HK adoptee reunion and for their hospitality, and generosity. And last but not least to thank Debbie and Serena for making such good travelling companions.<\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>Serena writes:-<\/h1>\n<p>When the chance of an invite to go to San Francisco to meet other Hong Kong adoptees at their 1st USA reunion came up, I was very pleased and jumped at the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>Debbie, Sue and I were met by our kind lovely host Kim at San Francisco airport and driven to her home where we stayed for the next two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The reunion was held at Mei Yan&#8217;s condo complex in Berkeley, about\u00a019 ladies and 1 young man attended,\u00a010 came with their partners guests.<\/p>\n<p>The day of the reunion started off with us arriving at the venue with a wonderful breakfast spread, meeting and chatting to everyone arriving. Many of the adoptees had not met a Hong Kong adoptee before. Only Kim, Mim, Sau Chan,\u00a0and Mei Yan from the USA had been to a UK reunion or had met UK adoptee ladies.<\/p>\n<p>Mei Yan welcomed everybody, Helen and Kim R\u00a0introduced everyone with a stepping game which went well and truly broke the ice. Then we had a photo shoot and lunch which was another chance to get to know some more people, and afterwards Kim B led the circle sharing where\u00a0we sat in a circle to have a 5 min talk about our experiences, there were some very moving and thought provoking stories. It&#8217;s amazing how each story was so different yet we could all relate to them. I sense \u00a0many questions were answered or a void had been filled and the talks really helped a lot of the adoptees.<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards most of us went for a bracing walk by the harbour and then met the others for an evening meal which rounded the day off nicely. It was wonderful to be so welcomed by the USA adoptee reunion. I will most certainly stay in touch with a good handful.<\/p>\n<p>My highlights of the trip are meeting the people at the reunion, travelling with Debbie and Sue and sightseeing USA together. \u00a0Getting to know our host\u00a0Kim\u00a0and travelling with new friends, Mei Yan, Sau Chan,\u00a0Mim,\u00a0Beth &amp; Lusmila\u00a0and viewing some amazing places together, especially the\u00a0Golden Gate Bridge, viewing the murals in the Mission District\u00a0and visiting\u00a0the Women\u2019s Building,\u00a0the Google head quarters! And soaking our weary bones &amp; joints in Kim&#8217;s communal hot jacuzzi after a hectic day of sightseeing.<\/p>\n<p><!-- index.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview\n\t ngg-ajax-pagination-none\t\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-aa359d4e5105ee435d5eaf60fcbed43c-1\"\n\tdata-nextgen-gallery-id=\"2\"\n\tdata-gallery-id=\"2\"\n\t\tdata-gallery-name=\"San Francisco\"\n\t>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/san-francisco\/sf-adoptee-reunion-kimberardiphoto.jpg?t=1562087408\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"SF - Group Picture (Kim R 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The original post was here (and has some comments there too):\u00a0http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/uk\/news-blog\/san-francisco-here-we-come\/ Picture taken By Kim BA A few words from the Founder of HKAN &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/news-blog\/3-brits-in-san-francisco\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=802"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":932,"href":"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802\/revisions\/932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hkadopteesnetwork.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}