Living in the dormitories have also been a new experience for me. I never had a chance to live in the dorms back in UH, so I can't compare how different it is in Hong Kong. The advantage of living in the halls is commuting is very convenient. From the residence halls, it takes about 10 minutes to walk (5 minutes if you run) to the lecture classes, and about 15 minutes to walk to the MTR station.
As for activities within the hall, they hold events once in a while. In September, I attended the Orientation Camp within my hall. This is usually intended for Hong Kong local students because the dominant language used is Cantonese. During this Orientation Camp, you work together in teams to compete and make friends with people also living in your hall.
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| I was part of the Yellow Team! |
Aside from this, there are also Inter-hall Competitions. These competitions are like the Olympics challenged within the Student Residence. Each hall (I am part of Hall 7) chooses their representatives and challenge in sports. This semester, the sports are: swimming, track & field, and table tennis. It was a cool experience seeing all the halls (Halls 1~11) yelling against each other to see which hall would be louder.
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| My hall won 2nd place! |
On a typical day at the dorms, I would eat dinner with friends and go back to my room to shower and watch youtube videos or chat with friends on Skype. On certain days, my roommate and two other friends would go down to the common room to watch a movie. We also did a cooking day where my roommate cooked Mexican food for us. At night, you would see other students sitting outside in the grassy areas or benches, and talk until after midnight.
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| Top: My Bros; Bottom: Students sitting in the grassy area |
