Category Archives: Journals by asst25

https://uploads.knightlab.com/storymapjs/a1ab55932a94d6c01572dd0957b175e3/exploring-hong-kong/index.html Today I accidentally climbed a mountain. Yu Laoshi recommended going hiking to nearby Buddhist monasteries. I googled how to get to one and after a delicious lunch (I had vegetable curry and rice), RB, Haley, and I headed towards … Continue reading →

What can you find at ten a.m in Google Maps while searching for nearby hikes? Directions to a temple. What can you find while walking through a temple? Fruit, incense, shockingly agile cats, a lizard, unexplained ash, and a song … Continue reading →

Today began with a pretty long subway ride to the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Zhongda) to visit a good friend of mine from Zhejiang. After being notified that my phone sim card was already out of money, I left … 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 →

1/7/18: As the group did not have any scheduled activities today, I decided to spend my day doing some good old fashioned tourism. Trading the sophistication of modernity for a more “genuine” cultural experience, I explored the streets and alleyways … Continue reading →

A commonly practiced skill unique to Hongkong, or more specifically to the frequenters of the flea markets on Temple Street. Mastery may perhaps take a couple more days. My friend tells me the trick is to go through a specific … Continue reading →

Sunday was a day to rest up a bit. I managed to catch up with one of my close friends from high school and explore more of her view of Hong Kong. We started the day off with dimsum, which … Continue reading →

For the second day, we had the chance to go see the financial district in Hong Kong, specifically the monetary authority. It was incredibly interesting for me to be within the financial hub of Hong Kong for one part of … Continue reading →

https://uploads.knightlab.com/storymapjs/a1ab55932a94d6c01572dd0957b175e3/exploring-hong-kong/index.html Waking up this morning around 8:30 am was still too easy – evidence that I am still a bit jetlagged. After breakfast, the Williams students and Harry met up to make our way to our first destination: the Hong … Continue reading →

100 dollar bill: The one I own was printed from the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, at the probability of 25 percent. The profile of the lion that proudly gazes into the distance from the sheet of cotton is … Continue reading →