So I've lost my voice. It is terrible. Everyone thinks I'm horribly diseased. No, I don't have bird flu, please believe me! Ugh, considering I teach kids how to speak English by speaking English, my job has suddenly become almost impossible. Alas, this too shall pass.
This weekend was cool, had a nice potluck Thanksgiving celebration. I think that it was was one of the best meals that I have had in Hong Kong! Kuddos to the pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, butternut squash, and cookie makers! Those were difficult items to recreate in Hong Kong.....especially since no one has an oven! The turkey was purchased already roasted.
On Sunday I went on an adventure. After the customary Sunday brunch at Taco Truck (ahh Mexican Food!), I was playing Scategories with my apartment mate, Becci, and my friend, Peter, when we decided to go on an adventure. We hopped on a ferry to Kowloon City and explored an older section of the city. We were headed vaguely in the direction of the Walled City Garden, but we never made it. We happened to stumble upon the Cattle Depot which is an artists' village. After cautiously approaching, we were waved in by the door man. Even though the compound had a weird, creepy feeling to it and the architecture reminded Becci and Peter of Auschwitz, we checked out the premises and saw some cool sculptures, plants, and a cat. Unfortunately, we weren't allowed to take any photos. After a bit of wandering, we happened on a small film festival exhibit and watched some short Taiwanese films. They were weird but cool.
Later, after we returned to the apartment, Becci and I googled the village. Turns out that it isn't actually open to the public and we were lucky to have a chance to see it! Also, the weird, creepy feeling stemmed from the fact that the area was where all of the cow slaughterings went on in the early twentieth century.
Yeah for random adventures!
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