Hanoi is little over an hour and a half flight from Hong-Kong: making me ponder why I don’t make the journey every weekend. As I walk from the plane to Vietnamese immigration, I notice that this whole place smells like my favorite pho place back in Denver. Either they use the same floor cleaner, orContinue reading “Hop Over to Hanoi”
Category Archives: Study Abroad
How to Find Underground Music in Hong Kong
So you’ve come to Hong-Kong for business or pleasure, and need to let your hair down. Or maybe you’ve moved here chasing a Cantonese bride and decided to start teaching English at a local school to pay the bills and need a way to relieve that stress. Maybe you’re an exchange student who works atContinue reading “How to Find Underground Music in Hong Kong”
The Fire Dragon
After my journey around Macau, I finally reach home at around 3:30 in the morning. That gave me just a few hours of sleep, having to wake up at 9 am to rush down south to catch my pottery class on Hong Kong Island. I didn’t even wake my roommate up when coming or going,Continue reading “The Fire Dragon”
Gambling for Panda Butts
Saturday’s are probably one of the worst days to set an alarm for 8:00, but the adventure ahead will be worth rubbing my dry eyes over. I take the bus from Lingnan University directly to downtown Kowloon, right by the Star Ferry Port. My bare legs are covered in mosquito repellent, so the air smellsContinue reading “Gambling for Panda Butts”
Hong-Kong Punk and Pottery
School is tiring sometimes, right? Not really, but for me, it’s a good enough excuse to get out after that long and arduous first week of my last year at University. I designed my schedule so that I have Monday’s free to go on adventures. It means that my Thursday is pretty rough, but at least I haveContinue reading “Hong-Kong Punk and Pottery”
The Weekend Rambler 