So here's my short little update which will never actually be able to fit everything that's happened this summer so far:
I went to Hong Kong with the MSB/Ronkainen program for 5 weeks, kind of like Klancie with the 2 classes bit, but decidedly not like Klancie with the being in China bit. Even though it was a bit odd not being able to understand anything that was being said on the subway ever, Hong Kong's not all that different than a western city, but pretty kickass, in my opinion. Our professors basically told us to enjoy being in Asia rather than do our work, and so I ended up in Thailand for one hell of a weekend--the place is GORGEOUS. Got my fix of tropical paradise and came back to HK, then went to Macau (think Vegas, but Asian and not quite developed yet) and the mainland (but only to Shenzhen, Dongguan, and Guangzhou, which are all manufacturing centers and aren't all that interesting). I was glad to see Newark when it was time to get back to the States, which is saying something. But the whole trip was pretty amazing.
Now I'm in North Jersey at Ramapo College being an RTA for NJ Gov school of int'l studies, something I did in high school--basically I just supervise research for a country team of 10 kids (Brazil) and spark/facilitate debate between lots of the smartest high schoolers in Jersey. That and run a MUNish thing/muck around the UN headquarters and get awesome food in the delegate dining hall.
Not much else going on...looking forward to Harry Potter and finally being 20, oh, and seeing the Decemberists next week in MD.
Er, that's it, hope everyone's having fun!
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3 comments:
again jealous of all your adventures. when's your birthday and when are you going to md?
bday's july 21, i'll be in MD for a little bit on saturday and then a little bit on sunday, so the 14-15th
like em, I'm jealous that you got the chance to take a casual weekend jaunt to thailand. :) enjoy your job and jersey, and the concert too!
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