East Asia Games!

Hong Kong was the host of the East Asia Games this year and the weekend of December 12th Jordan and I went to Hong Kong with some friends to watch the championship game for soccer. Our tickets let us in around 2 pm and we were able to watch North Korea vs. South Korea play for 3rd place and then the championship game which was Hong Kong vs. Japan. We took a bus into Hong Kong, stopped at the hostel where some of the gang was staying that night, and had some Indian food…not my choice, but it was decent. I was in the mood for a big juicy burger that you can only find in HK. Oh well! We headed over to the stadium afterwards anxiously awaiting two fun games ahead! Our seats were first come first serve on the ground level and since we got there early, we ended up sitting on the front row on the 50 yard line. Some guys who were there saving seats for their friends who were cheering for Hong Kong invited us to join them, but only if we were cheering for Hong Kong during the second game. =) South Korea beat North Korea in penalty kicks which made the game even more fun. We loved every minute especially during the championship game. We were “sitting” aka standing in the college section the whole time yelling and cheering until our throats hurt! Our section was super fun and all the press guys were constantly in our area, loving not only the fact that the crowd was wild, but there were eight white Americans on the front row! =) Hong Kong beat Japan after two overtimes and then won by penalty kicks! We made it into the news that night a couple of times! Some of the guys were even interviewed before and after the games! It was a day we won’t forget during our adventures in China!

Love,
Tyler and Jordan