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Academic Adventure

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Hola! Third day in Hong Kong and we are down to business. The primary reason why we went Hong Kong was to visit the different schools that could probably offer us scholarships if ever we decided to take a Master's Degree in Linguistics. And well, being in a competitive world, the best way to level up our game is to equip ourselves with international education and training. There are still many countries and universities to be explored but we made Hong Kong the first on our list.  The first university that we visited was the City University of Hong Kong. It was a long walk from the main street more or less twenty minutes and well, so much for a morning exercise. We were walking in an endless road and we thought we were lost because nothing in the place seem to look like a school. Though we have seen a number of small schools along the way but never did it cross our minds that we have entered the portal of CUHK already. It was only when we stopped at a cafe that we start to...

Hong Kong Shenanigans

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Hello dear readers! I am back and brace yourselves for a lengthy travel post :D I just had, scratch that, we just had our first travel together with my friends and our teacher in Hong Kong last February 22, 2015. We had a five day stay at the Chungking Mansions in Kowloon. So this is us in our post arrival vibe and well, HongKong International Airport sure did amaze me. It was not only huge but it was very well kept and it is wonderful both in its interior and exterior; just like this wide array of man-made garden. Believe it or not, all the flowers and oranges that you see in the picture are real! Another thing that welcomed me though when we reached Hong Kong is the unique smell that the country has. I cannot fully explain the odor but it sure is not accepted by my system because it makes me want to puke. We arrived in Hong Kong around 10:30 am and we still have to travel for another 45 minutes from the airport to Kowloon because that is where our hotel is located. On...