A Magazine for the Women of Hong Kong • Summer 2018 OTM AWA Half Dec 2016.pdf 1 12/8/2016 5:23:49 PM Save the Date AWA Welcome Back Breakfast & General Meeting Tuesday, September 11, 9:30 am – 12 pm The American Club, Tai Tam Catch up with old friends, make some new ones, and learn how you can become more involved with AWA in the year ahead! Thank you to our sponsors SUMMER 2018 The American Women’s Association of Hong Kong, Limited. Established in 1956 We are a vibrant organization of international women. Our mission is to welcome and empower women to connect and contribute in Hong Kong. AWARE PRODUCTION TEAM EDITOR Stephanie Chan [email protected] 14 ASSISTANT EDITOR Samantha Merton CONTRIBUTORS Gabriela Caraman-Heijnen Georgia Davidson Jessica Flaten-Cheng Contents Pattie Gordon Sophie Leahy Frances Nicholls News From the Board 2 Kim Rehmann AWA Enjoys 4 GRAPHICS Jacky Ngan A Piece of Our Hearts for Rachel: A Tribute From AWA’s Interns 6 ADVERTISING MANAGER Teg Malla Top Tips From Women on [email protected] 11 the Way Up (WOW) 7 A Year With the Charitable Donations Committee 8 Going Meatless in Hong Kong 10 PUBLISHED & PRINTED BY R&R Publishing Ltd. A Walk Through Tai Po Market 11 2126 7812 [email protected] www.rrpublishing.com.hk Ladies Who Junk 12 Trip Report: Tea Fields, Tulou, and Tires 14 12 Calendar 17 The AWA office is open from Monday-Thursday 9:30am-3:30pm. We are closed on Hong Kong public holidays. VISIT THE AWA WEBSITE: www.awa.org.hk LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/awahk FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @AWA_HK FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: @awahongkong Any opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author only and do not represent the opinion of the American Women’s Association. Any reliance by the reader upon any recommendation or opinion in this publication is at the reader’s own risk. The AWA accepts no responsibility for any loss which may result from such reliance. Copyright 2018. The content of the AWAre publication is the property of the American Women's Association. Reproduction in whole or part without permission is strictly prohibited. Information from within the publication may not be distributed without the express written consent of the American Women's Association. NEWS FROM THE BOARD News From the Board By Barbora Mayer, Director of Operations, and Tracey-Lee Hayes, 3rd Vice President, Activities BARBORA: Summer has AWA. It’s been a lifeline to friendship, a way to definitely arrived in Hong contribute to the local community and charities – and Kong and many of us are my social calendar is never empty! getting ready for our After my second local tour, I was inspired to join the summer vacations. For committee, enthralled by the commitment and those of us braving the heat dedication of the volunteers who put together activities and humidity of the Hong every month so that new AWA members can make Kong summer, the Local friends and longtime members can maintain them. Tours committee has From heritage tours to educational talks, luncheons to organized a wide variety of health and wellness classes, there’s never a dull or activities to keep us busy – lonely day to be had in Hong Kong! see Tracey Lee’s article below. Beyond the borders of Hong Kong, our Asian tours The AWA office will remain open throughout the take you to regional destinations that are off the beaten summer (Monday – Thursday, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm) so track of mass tourism, be they Hakka “tulous” in China, please come in out of the heat to say hello and have a Architectural Island in Japan or golfing week in Da cup of coffee or a glass of cold water – Joanne and I Nang. will be very glad to see you. Still room in the diary? We also have fabulous For those of you looking for some outdoor activities ongoing clubs, also coordinated by dedicated to do during the summer, my personal favorites are volunteers. Explore Hong Kong’s finest galleries and waterfall hikes. Trekking up a stream, finding a pool of museums with fellow Art Lovers, graze with the fresh water to cool off in – what could be better? Hong Galloping Gourmets, walk the greens with our Golf Kong Outdoors (www.hkoutdoors.com) lists several Society or enjoy some hikes suitable for all fitness levels. stimulating conversation Or would you like to get your hats, scarves and with the Afternoon Book mittens out this summer? Why not give ice skating a Club. These are just a few go? The Rink @ Elements HK (ICC), Cityplaza Ice of the wonderful ongoing Palace (Taikoo Shing) and Mega Ice at MegaBox clubs on offer. You can (Kwun Tong) will be the coolest places to be this find more information on summer. the AWA website or on Whatever you decide to do this summer – have fun, page 28 of this issue. stay safe and see you at the Welcome Back Breakfast All of our activities, on Sept. 11. tours and clubs are designed to benefit members, and they continue to TRACEY-LEE: It’s marvelous to hear from fellow succeed with your continued participation – so thank members that they stay awake just past “Cinderella you! We welcome any ideas you might have for future hour” to pre-book their favorite activities! What a activities, and if you would like to be a coordinator reward for the hardworking committee members on please feel free to make contact with me. Local Tours that after all these years we are still able to For those traveling over the summer, safe travels entice members to sign up. and remember, no matter where you are you can Arriving in Hong Kong nearly four years ago, I was access and sign up for the next exciting tour! fortunate to be guided within a few days to join the 2 AWARE Summer 2018 MEMBERSHIP Walk in the Steps of a Hong Kong Refugee The AWA (American Women’s Association) is a dynamic community of women of all nationalities, with Welcome New Members more than 650 members from 36 countries. We are Kerry-Lyn Blades sure you will find your niche through our diverse Natalia Bochorishvili range of activities, events and opportunities to Niina Burgess volunteer. All women are welcome – do join us! Anna Calis Luisa Cingolani Current members – you are our best ambassadors. Manuela Guthrie Please introduce new arrivals and old friends to AWA – Ronit Katz over wine at OWL, at a Neighborhood Coffee or a Tara McCartney WOW event, or by encouraging them to attend CHAT. Birgit Rappold AWA’s vision is that all women can connect with us Tina Siebert Sunny Wai and develop a rich, satisfying and purposeful life in Hong Kong. Joining AWA is easy via our website at awa.org.hk or by calling 2527 2961. Summer 2018 AWARE 3 AWA ENJOYS Gallery Visits in H Queen’s and Afternoon Tea at Four Seasons Hotel Lost in Hong Kong: Escape Room Outing Send your photos to [email protected] to be featured in the next issue’s AWA Enjoys! Talk & Workshop on Living a Zero-Waste Lifestyle 4 AWARE Summer 2018 AWA ENJOYS Globe Paddlers Dragon Boat Team Grab your husband, grab your kids, grab your friends – or just come on your own to cheer on the Globe Paddlers, AWA’s own dragon boat team, as they take to the water this summer! Bring a blanket, a picnic lunch, sunscreen and your camera, and join in the fun of these amazing events. Summer 2018 Races All race days start at 9 am and end at 5 pm. Come at any time; no registration is required. Sunday, June 10: Mui Wo (beach next to ferry pier) Monday, June 18: Stanley (main beach) Saturday & Sunday, June 23 & 24: Victoria Harbour Saturday, June 30: Stanley short course (main beach) AWA Golf Society Spiritual Literacy Group For our last tournament of the SLG is on a summer break with plans to meet on season, we were checking the HK Wednesday, Sept. 12. The SLG summer reading selection (to Observatory weather forecast all be discussed at the first meeting of the fall) is “The Book of weekend. It wasn’t good – in fact it Joy” by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. The book is was horrendous – but we kept the about the week that the two Nobel Peace Prize laureates and faith and 20 of us gathered at good friends spent in Dharamsala, India celebrating His Deep Water Bay at 9 am. Holiness’s eightieth birthday. They traded intimate stories, Thunderstorm warnings were teased each other continually and shared their spiritual issued, the clouds gathered and practices. It’s a story of how to transform despair into a life everywhere else in Hong Kong brimming with joy. suffered heavy rainfall. But Deep Let coordinator Kate Weisman know if you’d like to join Water Bay has its own this dynamic, international and interfaith group of soul sisters, now entering its seventh year: [email protected] microclimate and we managed to The winning team of Thea play for over three hours without a Morgan and Camilla Chan drop. We played a team Stableford competition, adding up the three team members’ points for an aggregate total. Four teams were within five points of each other, but the winning team consisted of Thea Morgan and Camilla Chan (rounded out with Ms. Average). Camilla had 38 points, Thea 30, so Ms. Average got 34 for a total of 102 points.