a rainy update

Thursday night, a few of the girls went to Mong Kok and realized there are some cuuuute shoes in Hong Kong! My goal is to not buy anymore, otherwise i'm going to have to pay shipping to get them all home ;)

But really, Mong Kok was a lot of fun - exactly what you think of when you think China. There were crowded streets and bright signs everywhere and lots of bartering. And i got some authentic bubble tea, yum.

Friday we visited the Hong Kong Stock Exchange - and i wasn't really that impressed with it.

Later that night we went to dinner for Dr. Singh's birthday, and then a lot of us went to Lon Kwai Fong (a street with a ton of bars and clubs on it). I had so much fun and it was great to get to know the group even better.... especially when everyone loosened up & was dancing to this cover band. To really get an idea, you need to check out the facebook pictures. At one point there were red bunny ears and a checkered glove making its way around...

Saturday we went to Macau, and saw the old city which was gorgeous! They were owned by Portugal, so much of the architecture and food is combined Portuguese & Chinese. I picked up some snacks to bring back to the US, and the spiciest hot sauce everrr!

speaking of spicy - kaitlynn & i had THE SPICIEST food i've ever had in my life today. Some splattered into my eye and i thought i was going to lose my eye! When we were done, my lips were so swollen i looked like Mary Kate Olsen, with a stupid pout. I had to buy some banana ice cream just to cool off my mouth

Lots of field trips this week & a midterm for finance. And its crazy lightning and raining today and it looks soo sweet when the sky lights up and you can still see the outline of the mountains. love it