I'm here! I finally made it.
It's a lot different than I could have ever imagined. I live in an apartment in an area of town call "Mong Kok" which in Cantonese literally translates into "crowded corner" ( <-- understatement) Ha anyway as a side note, Mong Kok is literally the most densely populated area in the world. It has a ratio of 250,000 people per square mile, and we live right on the edge. It is easy to see how it could easily be the worlds most populated place. There are so many things here and so many people. It is hard to walk down the street because you are always bumping into people in every direction. So its the complete opposite of Mt. Vernon, Ga. Haha However, I dont feel like it is a big problem, I feel close to the people in more way s than I thought I would already. I feel like there is a sense of community here, though it is a large community at that.
It's a lot different than I could have ever imagined. I live in an apartment in an area of town call "Mong Kok" which in Cantonese literally translates into "crowded corner" ( <-- understatement) Ha anyway as a side note, Mong Kok is literally the most densely populated area in the world. It has a ratio of 250,000 people per square mile, and we live right on the edge. It is easy to see how it could easily be the worlds most populated place. There are so many things here and so many people. It is hard to walk down the street because you are always bumping into people in every direction. So its the complete opposite of Mt. Vernon, Ga. Haha However, I dont feel like it is a big problem, I feel close to the people in more way s than I thought I would already. I feel like there is a sense of community here, though it is a large community at that.
Saturday we went all over town and visited the major tourist sites just to get a look around the town. I was a little more than overwhelmed. There was so much to see and do. It is hard to believe I am here, but at the same time it is hard to imagine that I will get used to this fast paced lifestyle. I am tired early in the evening as of now, but hopefully I will venture out and have many adventures in the city.
I went to church this morning in Kowloon - the other side of town - and it was pretty good I must say. I enjoyed hanging out with the students. We didn't have our study at the church, rather we all got on a bus and traveled a couple of blocks away to an apartment where we split into small groups and had a great time. We then left to eat lunch in the mall - which there are A LOT of malls here. The first mall we went to on saturday was 12 stories and was huge. The mall we went to for lunch had an ice-skating rink in it. We had lunch and ventured out alone for the first time to try and make it to our apartment. We finally made it and rested up for the long night. I just got back from dinner with our supervisor, and two friends. We went to a sushi bar where I had raw salmon as an appetizer, EEL fried rice, as a main course, and I also tried some strange meal called beef cury hotpot, which was the most intresting looking meal I have seen in a while. After that we went for ice cream and had a nice time to meet and chat about life. We just got back and I am tired. I am about to go to sleep, but I thought I should blog and let you guys know how things are going. Much love, Andrew
eel. wow. that's nice.
ReplyDeleteso, is HK a wealthy city? And don't worry, we'll skype soon- i know you're still sleeping now. haha. talk soon.