Growing up, I was always the kid to admit that math was my favorite subject in school. While other children were only excited by P.E. or art classes, I embraced my “nerdiness” and got excited about mathematics and reading. Well as Michael Scott would say, “Oh how the turntables have turned…” Because my mathematics courses here…
Category: China: Hong Kong Baptist Univ
Eating My Way Through Hong Kong
Aside from my usual order of the BBQ pork and rice at the school canteen, I have tried to explore the wide variety of food available in Hong Kong. My first “foodie” adventure started when two of my mainland China friends invited me and two of my exchange friends to a hotpot restaurant. Now I…
New Places and Familiar Faces
This past week has been filled with both new and old friends! Friday night I went out with my exchange friends to Mr. Wong’s for a little “girls night out” dinner. Now, Mr. Wong’s is pretty famous in the Hong Kong exchange student community. Particularly, it is known for having tables spilling out the doors…
Year of the Rooster
This past week was the Chinese New Year! And, given its huge significance in Hong Kong, I had an entire week off from classes. Yay! Last Friday I went with a few friends to Lamma Island, the third largest island in Hong Kong. Even though it is the third largest, it is still small enough…
Reflection on Identity
As a part of my study abroad program here in Hong Kong, I was asked to reflect on how my identity influences my experience of the world. Well, to begin, it is a little bit difficult to define my identity. I am a student, I am a women, I am a sister, amongst many other…
Big City, Big Opportunity
Well I made it! And the very next day I was already on my first adventure in Hong Kong: hiking Dragon’s Back. We took the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) to a public bus that winded up and down and around these mountain ranges until we finally stopped at the beginning of the trail. After a…
encounter the buddha
Although I went to a Catholic high school and was a regular visitor of the church for three years, I wont consider myself too much a religious person. I never got baptized or experience the magic moment of encountering the God. Also, though I was born in China, I didn’t know much about Buddhism. Honestly,…
Thanksgiving in Thailand
After a month of debating, wondering, deciding and planning, my fiancé and I finally booked the hotel and flights to Koh Samui in Thailand. He is half Thai and has been to Thailand a few times since he was little. However, only around Bangkok and his hometown up in the north. This time, I chose…
Halloween in Hong Kong
Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. From trick-or-treating, to costume competition, then Halloween themed parties, I have enjoyed celebrating Halloween since I was five. However, the only thing I don’t like about Halloween is the theme parks. Last year, I went to both Horror Nights and Hunted Night in Universal Studio in…