We’ve spent 5 days in Hong Kong and I have to say that it’s my favorite place so far. Since we’ve decided on living in Zhuhai (at least for the month of March) I’m glad that Hong Kong is only an hour away by ferry.
It would be easy to live a western life in Hong Kong. All the modern conveniences abound here and of course they come at a great price.
But, Aaron and I didn’t come to Asia to live a western lifestyle. We came to immerse ourselves in the language and culture and to live in a small apartment like almost every other Chinese city dweller.
I have enrolled into a 4 week full-time course in Zhuhai in order to gain my TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification. I’m hoping on landing a position at a local international school in Zhuhai. Nothing is set in stone, and we like the flexibility of our situation.
Tomorrow we’ll take an afternoon flight to Taipei, Taiwan. From there we’ll take the train to Hsinchu. We’ll spend the next 3 weeks in Taiwan for Chinese New Year.
For now we’ll say goodbye to Hong Kong and we look forward to seeing her again.
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