Category: City University of Hong Kong (CityU)

Unfortunately, this will be my final post for my study abroad experience in City University of Hong Kong. We started our Thursday with breakfast at Tim Ho Wan which is the third dim sum place we’ve been to in a total of five days. My boyfriend agrees with me that Tim Ho Wan is our ...

Hi everyone! It has been a few days since my last post. On Tuesday, I decided to take my boyfriend to One Dim Sum. The plan was to explore Tsim Sha Tsui so our first destination was Kowloon Park where we accidentally stumbled upon the Avenue of Animation. This was actually my favorite part of the day. ...

For one of the classes I am taking, we are required to visit the HK Sex Culture Festival. The topic this year was on sex and how it is tied to sports. The festival was hosted at the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre which is in Shek Kip Mei and located right next to the ...

One of the nice things besides the fact that I get to see my boyfriend after two and a half months is playing tour guide. After a while of living in Hong Kong, I developed a routine and would go to the same places over and over. If I did not go to canteen, I would ...

Instead of going clubbing and drinking this weekend, my friends and I decided to switch it up. On Friday night, we got dinner at Butao which is a ramen place located in Tsim Sha Tsui. The way it works is that once you are seated, they hand you a menu with options on how to ...

On Monday, my friend and I went on a spontaneous hiking trip to Kam Shan Country Park which is a easy to medium hiking trail. It is actually really close to Lion Rock which is a popular that is a little harder. Another name for it is “Monkey Hill” since there are a ton of monkeys ...

This post is about the websites or portals that students at City University of Hong Kong use. The best way to access all the links without bookmarking them is to go to the school’s website, http://www.cityu.edu.hk/. On the upper right hand corner, hover over “Quick Links” and a menu will show up with all the links. ...

Compared to the courses at Drexel University, the ones offered here are a lot easier but there’s something about being on exchange that makes you lazier. It’s weird thinking how I have less than two months left in Hong Kong especially since I feel like I have finally gotten used to life here. For example, ...

Ironically after writing a post on how to save money, I now have to spend $440 USD on a new phone because someone stole my previous one. Long story short, I was dancing at a club in Lan Kwai Fong when someone took my phone straight from my purse. Side note, get a more secure ...

Since I have reached the halfway point, I thought I would share with you the things I have learned in order to maximize your time eating in Hong Kong while still being on a budget. Dining Out: Eating out in Hong Kong is super cheap especially if you eat at one of the three canteens ...