If all else fails, push your way through…

As I sit in my overpriced apartment this Saturday morning, I realized my Hong Kong experience has been…amazingly crazy… if that makes sense. Since the time I landed last Tuesday (09/22) morning until now, my life has flashed before my eyes, just like the lifestyle in Hong Kong. Either keep up with the sea of people or get pushed right through it. Pushing would sometimes be an understatement. Shoved would probably be more appropriate. There was something I did notice as the obvious foreigner, was that no one wears sunglasses (even though there were shops selling them). Probably could guess how I first felt when I walked around the city with my reflective aviators…The answer soon dawned on me, the city consists of skyscrapers…enough said. It was the American in me.

Hong Kong is a gorgeous city filled with new, modern, sophisticated and old, broken-down skyscrapers. Pictures wouldn’t do it justice. That, and I forgot to bring my camera along. Arriving into HK without knowing a single soul is difficult, but I was not going to let that discourage me. The only downside of working abroad is that it can be difficult meeting new people versus studying abroad. I figured the best way to explore a new, unfamiliar city is to simply get lost and know how to flag down a taxi (just in case).

As for the reason behind me being here in Hong Kong, is my AMAZING internship. There are no words for the experiences I’ve had within just one week! I’ve already had a tour around the Consulate, sit-in at an AMCHAM meeting, board meeting, and met Anand Chulani (previous Simpson/Borat writer and now comedy coach). There is truly no typical day. I’ve met so many people I never thought I would. I’m excited to see how the rest of my semester turns out. Also, I’m on the top floor of our the building…so nice.

This week was a shorter work week since it was China’s National Day and also, today is the Mid-Autumn festival (yummy moon cakes). Parades, fireworks, it is quite a festive city when it comes to holidays.

Well, that is all for today. Until next time!

Attached images: Moon cakes (Häagen-Dazs ice cream moon cakes and cold moon cakes unavailable in the States), Work (where anything happens), Fireworks (National Day)