So my birthday has officially come and gone as of about 20 minutes ago. 26 years old. I am officially past quarter of a century. I used to think being in your mid twenties was so old. It doesn’t feel old. I definitely don’t feel 26 thats for sure.

But turning 26 as a certain amount of significance this year as this is the first year I have celebrated it with 1.) family and 2.) being in Hong Kong. My 26th year of life has coincided with this amazing journey and adventure I am on. Tonight I really had a fantastic night. I shared my birthday with my friend Gabe (who turned 21 tonight!) at a buffet Mongolian restaurant with 25 new and old friends.

I am looking across the restaurant and I am seeing old and new faces, people I have just come to know and others I have developed friendships in the past year or so. Its amazing where you pick up friends. Some of these people are going to impact me significantly, and some may not. I think thats what I really love about this life and the people in it. Theres so much unknown. Theres so much potential to know these people tonight better, that our lives might some how entwine. The prospect of that really excites me.

So its been almost 2 weeks in HK. A lot has happened in that time.. I’ve been deathly sick, started a new job, made a ton of new friends and of course gotten another year older. In quiet moments I find myself missing Perth, my friends and my life there, but I also realise God has me here for a reason and I find much comfort in that.

I am looking forward to seeing whats to unfold. I am looking forward to waking up in the morning to a brand new day, in a brand new city, to a brand new way of life. I am looking forward to walking to a new beat. In those moments I find myself missing home I remind myself quietly that this is a new day.