Tuesday, January 12, 2010

So I guess I should probably start sharing all the amazing things i've done in the little over a week amount of time i've been here . That way eveyone back home can know whats what and I'll have a type of journal for the future when i'm old, grey, and cant remember where i put my false teeth lol. So let's see, i totally got lost in the airport for an hour when i 1st arrived which was scary, but i eventually found the group that i needed to meet up with. Oh, and the plane AC totally started leaking air mid-flight which freaked our section of the plane out cus nobody told us what was going on for like an hr and all we heard was this loud air leaking noise that wouldnt stop. BTW when ur on a plane the last thing u want to hear is air leaking from some unknown location. Our school took us on a tour of HK (Hong Kong) a few days after we got here and we went to 3 main places. "The Peak" which is this mountain peak on HK Island. It was a long trip up but totally worth it. The view was spectacular and you could see for miles and miles and it was just mesmerizing. We even found a Starbucks, McDonalds, and Burger King up there, oh Americanization, lol. Then we went to a palce called Stanley Market, which is this huge out door Market where u can buy so many different things, including $5 hats, which i def bought one of. Side note: The exchange rate here is $1 to 7.7$HK which means $100HK is roughly $13 US. Ok so anyways, we got to Stanley Market and I totally ran into my friend Feli from the States, it really makes u wonder about the random simple choices you make in life. Me and my friends decided to make a left turn and there she was. Stanley Market also has a beach which is beautiful. We went when the sun was starting to go down and it was really pretty. While we were there I ate a Sausage Pastry which was really good and a banana and chocolate chip muffin which was also really good. Asian Cuisine is very yummy :) Then we went to this place called Tsim Sha Shui aka TST and saw this light show where the buildings light up to music and there's lasers and its just really neat to see. That was my 2nd time going to TST. the 1st time i went was with some friends 2 nights before and we went out to dinner and the pics are all on FB. TST also has the Avenue of Stars which is kindof like Hollywood Boulevard in LA cus its just a walk along the HK River that has stars for famous HK People and they have their hand-prints in them. Its fun to walk along and take pics. I also tried something called Cuttle Fish which i didnt like to much, but the Chocolate here is addictive lol. I've eaten a lot of it and i like it a lot. Let's see, I went karaoking with some friends the night of the tour and we took a Ferry from the New Territories which is the area of HK where our school, and TST are located. And we crossed over to HK Island and took the MTR (Metro System) to a place called Redbox and karaoked for like 3hrs. Around 1am we decided we didnt want to go back to the dorms so instead we went to Long Kau Fong aka LKF which is like the club and bar district where the International Students go to have fun *wink wink* We danced and just kicked it till around 3am and then took a taxi back to campus. Taxis here are so cheap and pretty quick. We spent about $180Hk which is like $26 US split between 5 ppl so the price was awesome. The bars here are cool and lots of fun. Havent reallly hit a "Club" yet i guess but will def be doing that this week. I dont have classes on Thursdays or Fridays so can u say 4 DAY WEEKEND IN HK AND ASIA!!! Too Cool. Aight, well im gonna go grab some dinner but i'll def type more when i get back. Peacers :)

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