{"id":1081,"date":"2017-08-30T15:36:02","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T07:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2017-08-30T16:45:04","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T08:45:04","slug":"hong-kong-generational-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/index.php\/2017\/08\/30\/hong-kong-generational-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"[Hong Kong] Generational friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><div class=\"column one\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Generational friends<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stories_3col_storypic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stories_3col_storypic.jpg 363w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stories_3col_storypic-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stories_3col_storypic-260x142.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stories_3col_storypic-50x27.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Stories_3col_storypic-138x75.jpg 138w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_0424-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_0424-2-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_0424-2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_0424-2-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_0424-2-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_0424-2-1-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_0424-2-1-50x38.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_0424-2-1-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/IMG_0424-2-1-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the most memorable experiences was the trip my mentor Dr Nicolas Yeung and I took to Guangxi. First we visited an old friend of his for a few days, after which we joined the research trip organised by the HKU Civil Engineering Department for another two days. I felt so humbled to have been exposed to all his wonderful friends and all the beautiful places. Travelling is a whole new sort of experience if a friend takes you along and shows you his world. Still reflecting on that trip, I feel like I learnt many things in many ways during that short week, especially since it&#8217;s always refreshing sharing thoughts with Nicolas. If we didn\u2019t, and we could sit quietly next to one another on the train. All is well. It made me realise how valuable it is to have a friend who is not your age. We are in different stages of life, but ultimately we reflect on the same things in life.\u201d Hannah Den Boer, exchange student from The Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Nicolas Yeung is the chairman of Project Mingde (\u660e\u5fb7\u5de5\u7a0b), a programme under HKU\u2019s Civil Engineering Department that aims to foster the personal growth of students through experiential learning and participation in various real-life projects and providing education in impoverished localities on the Chinese Mainland.<\/p>\n<p>Mentor since 2005: Dr Nicolas Yeung<br \/>\nIncoming Exchange Mentee (2016-17): Hannah Den Boer, Cultural Anthropology of the University of Amsterdam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 &nbsp; \u201cOne of the most memorable experiences was the trip my mentor Dr Nicolas Yeung and I took to Guangxi. 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