Category Archives: Journals by asst25

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 →

In New York, the taxi drivers are particular on details, probing you on the exact time and place you decided that you wanted to use their services. During the ride, you take a call from your mother and they proceed … Continue reading →

After the alumni reunion, a couple of us decided to travel to Shenzhen as it’s closer to campus than some parts of Hong Kong. I walked around a shopping plaza area for a few hours and did some shopping and … 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 →

Customs always scares me. I’m afraid of the strict rules and the consequences for accidentally breaking them. I feel uncomfortable being judged worthy or unworthy of entering a space, even if it’s based on having completed the correct paperwork. I … Continue reading →

What a special day! A dozen Williams alums who live and work in Hong Kong and Macau came to Lingnan and shared their experiences and wisdom with the students in the joint course. Some of the Lingnan faculty and staff … Continue reading →

First thing I regretted this trip–my choice of shoes. I should’ve known better than to go out on a  field trip with heeled shoes, but a lesson was learned. We had two museum tours, the first was a museum which … Continue reading →

https://uploads.knightlab.com/storymapjs/a1ab55932a94d6c01572dd0957b175e3/exploring-hong-kong/index.html We took the MTR and stopped for some tarts before arriving at the Hong Kong Museum of History at 9:45 am, where we met up with Professors O’Connor and Whitten. We went on a guided tour of an exhibition … Continue reading →

Today was a crazy day. After hiking Castle Peak last night we went to sleep pretty late, so waking up in the morning to go to the Honk Kong History Museum was difficult. However, we made it to the museum … Continue reading →

A list of food that costs 10 HKD: some fish balls, a chicken kebab, a plain bowl of congee, a cup of coffee. Skip a day and the 20 HKD tier becomes available: 1 liter of milk, fried dumplings, BBQ … Continue reading →