Lost in Hong Kong

Tonight we decided to go out after our late night nap, at 12 oclock. we wanted to spend the rest of our Hong Kong dollars so we went to Soho to the hukah bar. Spent a good evening with the host Jeff from Cairo Egypt and tipped well. when it was time to go home we walked to Central station where the subway was closed when David our tour guide said it was open 24 hours.
This left us with the question how do we get home in this city where we have no idea where we are. our first option was the taxi but it would cost us 100 Hong Kong dollars which we did not have. for some reason we could not withdrawl from our bank account so we had to find another option. This is when we started asking people if they spoke english and if they could help us out. some people had no idea what we were talking about but then we found out to take the bus to Mong Kok.
Now we were in Mong Kok and needed to get back to Kowloon. With no sense of direction we began talking to random people and walking the streets. Eventually we found a local with an iPhone who looked up the hotel and pointed us in the right direction. We told him that we were short on money and there was no way we were paying for the bus. Chris kindly offered him his fresh nike airmax kicks but he turned it down and handed us a 20. this is what payed for our bus ride to Kwon Tung where we then walked the streets and looked for familar sights. Once we found the Subway station close to our hotel we knew exactly where we were.
Once we walked into the hotel we had to go straight to the computer and share our experience. Althought it was a little frustrating we stayed calm and got to experience Hong Kong first hand. it is now 4:29 a.m. local time. Overall - GREAT NIGHT!

-Will & Chris

Hong Kong Enterance

First thoughts in China, Sureal!!!  You walk terminal and it is enormous.  It was just getting dark out and couldnt really see a thing.  First memorable monument was the Tsing Ma BRIDGE.  the longest suspension bridge in the world.  almost a replica of the zakim bridge in bean town! 

Welcome

Hey this is Will, Chris and Bon Bon down in the lobby of our hotel, the Newton Place and we just created this blog, hope you all enjoy!

Welcome to China

Plymouth State University students will be visiting three different cities in China. To start off the trip we will spend the first three nights in Hong Kong from December 30 to January 2. Next we will travel by plane to Shanghai where we will stay for a few nights until we move to Beijing. After our trip we will return to Logan airport in Boston, Massachussetts on January 9th.