(written by Cait)
A little traditional Chinese medicine shop, with the most handsome Golden Retriever owner.
Whew! I just got back from Hong Kong, and what a whirlwind! I got a job I didn’t know I was interviewing for (long story, see below for details), I explored our future neighborhood, and fell in love with a city I will soon call my home.
Maybe I need to backtrack for those who don’t know what’s going on. We’re moving to Hong Kong! Actually, Brad is there already, and I will soon be joining. He left Guangzhou in a hurry because it made more financial sense for him to start his new job as soon as possible.
What will we do, and why are we moving, you might wonder. Brad is working as an art broker for a small company right in the busy business district of Hong Kong Island. His customers are not buying these thousand dollar paintings to hang in their living room, but as an investment. The artwork gets commissioned out to places like galleries, hotels, or restaurants.
I will be working as an event planner for a catering and restaurant management company, at several popular and high class restaurants and venues. I can’t believe my luck in getting this job. I thought I was going to a meeting to network and get advice about breaking into this industry, but due to some miscommunication, the meeting turned out to be an interview! And I’m so excited I feel like skipping with a giant grin on my face everywhere I go! And I don’t care who sees me! Chinese people look at me anyway, might as well show them something entertaining once in a while.
We’re fortunate that Brad’s company is providing him/us with an apartment for the first couple months. The location is great: quiet yet close to the action. Brad can walk to work in 10 minutes, and we can find damn near everything we could need in just a stone’s throw away. FYI: the 711′s in Hong Kong have sushi!
Soho is an artsy and popular neighborhood, bursting with little restaurants and bars, boutiques, and art galleries. But being built on the upwards of Victoria Peak, it’s very hilly, and you’ll sure get workout. I’m not sure if I’ll lose weight walking up all the hills in Hong Kong, or gain weight from all of the amazing food now available to us (I’m going to hope I just come out even).
Here are some pictures of Soho:
Street art on a building in Soho.
This was at the host stand at a little sushi place in Sheung Wan neighborhood, not far from our apt. I had to take this picture for my sister-in-law Amy, who has two pugs.
In comparison to mainland China, Hong Kong is a world a difference! It’s clean, people are polite (and helpful!), and people talk at a quiet decibel I’ve only been living in China for one year, and it’s amazing how much I’ve forgotten about living in a Western culture.
So, I’ll be changing the title of this blog, from The Tupas in China, to The Tupas in Hong Kong. And believe me you, these two are NOT the same thing.
