The past three days have been dedicated to exploring different areas of Hong Kong. I've realized that all the different parts of Hong Kong have a few similarities...they are really crowded, there are tons and tons of shops and buildings and neon lights and all the signs are in Chinese. So unless you know where you are or have a map, you could easily confuse all of the different areas!
The first night we went to "Central" on Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong is truly a "melting pot" of people! There were so many international tourist and local business men and women from tons of different places around the globe. Passing by a crowd, you are sure to hear dozens of languages being spoke and many different faces.
Then to Kowloon...we spent the evening in Kowloon and stoped at a restraunt/hotel that overlooked the water and city! It was really gorgeous.
Mongkok...today we went to "Ladies Market", "Temple Street" and the "Jade Market" in Mongkok. The "Ladies Market" was a strip of vendors that sold traditional Chinese silks, scarves, souvenirs...everything for a really good price, where you could bargain with vendors. At "Temple Street" I experienced my first Buddhist Temple. I'm sure there are many more of temples to be seen. Then to the "Jade Market" where there were tons of earrings, bracelets, statues, carvings, rings, key chains...and everything was made out of jade.
This morning I also also went to church for the first time in Hong Kong. I was invited to go to church with a local lady who had invited me. She said that the church was a small "fellowship" of 20 to 30 people. This morning there were only 9 people there, including myself and a friend that I had invited...it really was small! The friend that I invited was another international student from Mainland China, today was her first day EVER attending a church!
I have been loving living in the Hostel here! I realized that I never really got the "full college experience" because I've always lived at home and never in a dorm. It's been fun having a roommate, living two minutes away from everywhere on campus, the community bathroom, being so hungry and having nothing to eat so you resort to Raman Noodles (haha yes that did happen today, Raman Chinese Style...slightly pathetic).
More exploring ahead...
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