I Love the Ivey Network!

What a fun couple of days I have had!

On Sunday, I got a call from Rachel and Leslie - both friends and Ivey students. They had just spent three weeks in Vietnam, and were heading to Hong Kong for one night only, because their flight to London, UK was leaving HK Airport at 7:30 am. I was so excited!

They had already seen a lot of the tourist-y stuff in Hong Kong, from an earlier trip, so I decided that I would show them some of Hong Kong's lesser-known gems. I met them in TST, and then we headed to Diamond Hill's Hollywood Mall, a popular mall for locals. Then, we went next door to the beautiful Nan Lian Garden and took lots of photos. We took a double-decker bus to Sai Kung, a coastal fishing area that isn't too far from my university and had a delicious seafood dinner. On the way back to the downtown area, we took a quick tour of my university - even though it was dark by this time, they were both impressed. Finally, we ended the night in LKF, which was really fun, especially considering it was a Sunday. The best part was that, at midnight, it was Rachel's birthday! I bought her ridiculous bunny ears and made her wear them, and we got lots of free drinks...

Then, on Monday, I got a call from Shawn, Ron and Karl. They were all in my section at Ivey, and Shawn and Ron were actually my next door neighbours! We spent the day chilling in Hong Kong, and it was also really fun! It was great to see so many people from Canada in such a short amount of time.

Tonight, I am heading to a fun event at Ivey's Hong Kong campus. We were invited to a reception of Hong Kong's MBAs and recent graduates, and London's MBAs, who are visiting Asia for a China Study Trip. They have been to Beijing and Shanghai, and are in Hong Kong for a few days before heading back to Canada. I think it was so nice of Ivey's administrators to invite the exchange students to come along. I am sure it will be really fun!

Speaking of that event...I better go and get ready!