Well I’ve now been in Hong Kong for around 3 weeks now and I feel I’m starting to settle in to living here, but to be honest I found the first couple of weeks tough. Although I was warned about
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Getting through those first weeks
Cheese Curry and Tuk-Tuks (The British Council’s Generation UK-India: Study India Programme, 2015)
Have you ever fancied visiting India? I had. It was a country that never failed to catch my attention; possessing a vibrant culture, rich history and an outstanding cricket team. Last summer, I was lucky enough to be accepted onto
Read moreHong Kong, every thing I expected and everything I didn’t.
你们好，我叫李安迪 Hello my name is Andy Leach and I’m a chemistry student who is studing Mandarin Chinese (putonghua) at the Chinese university of Hong Kong (香港中文大学) for 1 month. What I expected Hong Kong to be was a busy exciting
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Hi, my name is Suzanna and I’m studying Chinese in Hong Kong. I’m also an aspiring Space Engineer and all around space geek… I really wanted to tell you ‘These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise… etc etc’, but
Read moreThree Weeks in Extraordinary India
After just one week spent in Mumbai, India, a student from Vibgyor High school asked me, “How would you describe India in one word?”. I gaped at her in horror. “Just one word? That’s impossible.” After spending three weeks there
Read moreA Journey Through India’s Spiritual Landscape
India is overwhelming at every level to the first timer. The hustle and bustle, the constant cacophony of car horns, beggars, markets, lack of sewage all hit you as you first step out of the airport. India is an experience
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