Author Archives: Robert Smith

Today’s lecture was a pretty big pivot compared to last week’s – instead of reading an article or report, we got to watch a movie (Chungking Express, an artsy by entertaining Hong Kong film), and instead of a straight lecture, … Continue reading →

I wasn’t sure what to expect going into today’s alumni talk and lunch – on the one hand it’s interesting to see what paths other Williams students have taken, and hear the lessons of their experiences, but on the other … Continue reading →

A little late on this one – I know I say every day is a marathon, but yesterday was the longest of them all! We got up early to make it to the Hong Kong Heritage Museum in Kowloon by … Continue reading →

The end of our first full week, much like the week itself, was thoroughly satisfying. Although much of today’s economic lecture went over my head, I still found it engaging, and was happy to have the review and reiteration of … Continue reading →

What a marathon, today – from our lecture on Hong Kong’s economics (long, but informative – I felt like I learned more in today’s lecture than in any other) to a quick Thai lunch in Fu Tai, Haley and I … Continue reading →

Today was particularly jam-packed, all with good things. Our lecture on Hong Kong’s political system was interesting and informative, and afterwards we had our discussion over a huge table of dim sum at Lingnan’s Chinese restaurant. Not only was the … Continue reading →

Today’s lecture deserved its own post – the material was interesting, the professor was energized, and the two hours seemed to fly by. The most memorable part of today, though, was our afternoon trip to Shenzhen. To be totally honest, … Continue reading →

I honestly didn’t really know what to expect coming into our first day of classes – after so much traveling and sightseeing, the whole concept of going back to school felt a little odd. But today’s classroom experience felt surprisingly … Continue reading →

On our first totally free day, I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do. After finally overcoming my jetlag and waking up at 11:30, I saw that Keileh and Haley were going on a walk, so I decided to … Continue reading →

Today was a whirlwind, but satisfying – we toured two radically different Hong Kong institutions: the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, which occupies a glittering skyscraper (the second tallest in the city) in the middle of the glitzy Central district, and … Continue reading →