HK Day 1

We arrived in Hong Kong today. Reached hotel, put our bags and was immediately brought to the Korean International School. It has its own heated swimming pool, its own tennis court on a roof. Its Science Lab, Art rooms and even the typical classroom make ours look, ermm… rather… better not say it. If you know what the school fee is, it would all makes sense then.

Once we were back at the hotel room, we had dinner, which is, cup noodles, Welchade grape juice drink and unsweetened hazelnut instant coffee. How about that? I think I’m going to lose weight at the end of this trip.

Anyway, what is interesting is to see the educational pendulum swinging at ever differing directions at different places in the world. Here, we see people embracing external standardized exams while elsewhere in the world, including the educational systems that we are very familiar with, we see people trying to move away from just concentrating on standardized testing, towards aesthetics, creativity and a more holistic education. Whatever it is, I think a balance is needed. Wonder what the second day has got in store for us.