56 days to Hong Kong

Trying to be cool, not succeeding. This photo was taken after a rave party some weeks ago.

I just chose my subjects for the semester abroad and got so excited about Hong Kong again. The website was pretty difficult to understand and we were supposed to check if there was any overlapping between the classes we're taking, but I was quite lost and now I'm only hoping I did it right. We are supposed to get from 9 to 18 credits during the semester, and I chose 5 courses with 3 credits each, stuff like Meeting Management and Professional Bar & Beverage Management. So interesting to see what the school will be like, probably very different from Fachhochschule Salzburg at least :D

So. Less than two months left before I am off to a new adventure again. This will be the longest time I have ever been away from Finland, since after the exchange in Hong Kong (from the 10th of September til the beginning of January) I'm planning on traveling in Indonesia and the Philippines until the end of February when my school in Austria starts again. For some weird reason I don't feel nervous at all. I'm only excited and very interested to see how everything will turn out to be. Since it's already three years ago when I was in Hong Kong the last time, I don't remember that many details, buildings, or places. Just the hot humid air, delicious food, bright lights in the evening, endless swarm on the streets. One thing I do remember is that one evening, when we were walking around aimlessly just to look around, we saw some sort of university building and decided to have a look at the surroundings. There were people wearing graduation hats and it was quite late so it was dark but the building was lighted bright. We just crossed the yard and looked around and then continued to a karaoke bar. Two years later in Salzburg, when we got the list of all the universities we could have our exchange in, that random university was on the list, and it was kind of obvious I should apply there. I mean, it felt almost like a sign or something.

There's still some things to do, like buying an insurance and checking if I need some new vaccinations. I already applied for a place in the student residence and the visa is hopefully on its way. I hope also Hong Kong is getting ready - for me and Kathi :D