What's my work life and lifestyle like right now?

Well, i'm actually adjusting pretty quickly.

Maybe becuz i have already visited HK, but it was only like 3 days. Or maybe becuz i have relatives here, so i'm not that afraid and homesick as i was when i was in Kansas City. Or maybe it's the culture that is familiar to me yet filled with different people mixed together.

Like New York, HK is like a hotspot, attracting and connecting with different types of people. I see British, Korean, Japanese, Indians, Africans, Filipinos, you name it., everywhere (except for Vietnamese ppl, which i'm not sure why). So, one thing i learned last week was that when ranking the universities here, the # of international people are one of the most weighted criteria. And you know what? Mainland Chinese people are considered international students. Like what?? No wonder HK universities are ranked high af. They're literally next door to China, man.

Oh, and last Saturday was the Handover anniversary of HK, which is the day when Hong Kong was given back to China, and the President came over, too. What sucks tho i didn't really see protests, which i wanted to take pics of. That's like something i always wanted to 'take part of' tho not really get involved. The other girls in my program saw one and even got a British flag from one of the protesters (jelly >.<).  But, at least we saw the fireworks. Idk if that counts as a a thing to see thoooo >_> But bros, it was such a coincidence that the rain stopped when the fireworks stopped. It was something out of a movie scene. We couldn't get a good view nor take good pics cuz there was a thunderstorm and gusts over 70 mph, but there were still a lot of ppl who came out to see the fireworks. It became kind of a tradition since the handover, so yeah.

Anyway, it has already been two and a half weeks. My sleep schedule went back to the way it was (meaning i stay up til past midnight). Living by myself has been alright so far. I don't really have any big issues since i need to learn how to manage a work and life style on my own. Work place is nice: there's a lounge, i have my own desk, my co-workers are the best, and restrooms. They're pretty scarce here, esp with the toilet paper. I will probably get lonely after the other intern leaves tho. He's also a fellow Coog who graduated in 2012 :D It's nice having somebody like that who understands where you're from. This is his last week, and he's going back to London for his Master's, which is cool. Lots of traveling, which i want to do in the future. But, i'll take things one step at a time. It was nice getting some advice from him post graduate life becuz i'm not really with alumnus at my school. But now, i think after being separated from my usual group of people, i feel a lil bit more confident talking with people (except boys). I can nvr get inside their heads. I can be rational with them, but other than that...let's just say i'm not good beyond the friend scale lol.

If anything tho, i haven't even explored 1/3rd of the city yet. With more field trips to come, i hope to meet more students from other programs and see more of the rawness of the city. Lots of first times i will be experiencing during this trip, oh, which includes my first time to a legit bar lol. I'll save that story for another time....ahahaha

Ok, ciao.