Hainan Surf Blog

Well, all good things must come to an end, fortunately, so too must most bad things. For me, tomorrow marks the day of freedom- from the oppressive fumes and obnoxious behavior of Panyu and it's unsophisticated inhabitants (believe me I am not a snob, but this place is just abrasive in just about every way possible).

Despite the joy of leaving for greener pastures (or bluer seas in this case) I will miss the friends I have made here: in business, on the soccer field, and in the various restaurants and bars in the area: and I will forever owe a debt of gratitude to Panyu for being the place I met Darci, but am for the most part was consoling myself through the final tortures of my last overprices cab ride and sour chicken Caesar salad (what is sour cream doing on my salad!!!).

Played soccer with my team, "FC Green", for the last time tonight, and led the team to a victory against cross-town rivals- the blue team (I don't know their real name). I came through with a hat-trick; taking a through ball one touch and shoot on the first goal, a highlight-worthy chest trap through two defenders to a half-volley left-footed shot for the second goal, and a lucky header off a corner kick from the right side that bounced off a defenders foot and into the goal- also had a perfect assist that put my teammate alone in front of the goal for an easy put away. Glad to have left things good with my team, I said farewell and told them I'd look forward to playing with them again someday.