{"id":2959,"date":"2018-12-07T15:08:07","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T07:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/?p=2959"},"modified":"2018-12-07T15:08:07","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T07:08:07","slug":"sydney-helped-me-settling-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/index.php\/2018\/12\/07\/sydney-helped-me-settling-in\/","title":{"rendered":"[Sydney] Helped me settling in"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><div class=\"column one\"><\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"> Helped me settling in<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><\/div>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Ng-Ka-Hin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Ng-Ka-Hin.jpg 827w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Ng-Ka-Hin-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Ng-Ka-Hin-768x1041.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Ng-Ka-Hin-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Ng-Ka-Hin-108x146.jpg 108w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Ng-Ka-Hin-37x50.jpg 37w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Ng-Ka-Hin-55x75.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Ng-Ka-Hin-354x480.jpg 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Kush-Baheti.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Kush-Baheti.jpg 1087w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Kush-Baheti-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Kush-Baheti-768x572.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Kush-Baheti-1024x762.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Kush-Baheti-196x146.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Kush-Baheti-50x37.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Kush-Baheti-101x75.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/R_Kush-Baheti-645x480.jpg 645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout this 4-month exchange at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, I have met Linda for lunch and dinner. Linda has taught us lots of things such as how to adapt to the cultural differences and tips on studying aboard. It is very useful as when we (Joyce and I) arrived in Sydney we found it was not easy to adapt to the lifestyle and the culture, as well as studies at the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did I benefit from my mentor Linda, I have had the opportunity to meet other HKU alumni and mentors at alumni gatherings. From our conversations, I learnt a lot about the career prospects in Australia as well.<\/p>\n<p>When I met Linda for the second time, \u00a0we were already a bit more adapted to the environment. We met another mentor Lily and her mentee Kush, who is on exchange at the University of Sydney taking Computer Science. We shared a lot about our studies at the two universities, and the differences between studying in Australia and Hong Kong. It felt very good to find a friend who understands what we have been through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mentor in Sydney, Australia: Ms Linda Tang<br \/>\nOutgoing Exchange Mentee (2018-19): Ng Ka Hin, BEng(CivE) Year 2<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThroughout this 4-month exchange at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, I have met Linda for lunch and dinner. Linda has taught us lots of things such as how to adapt to the cultural differences and tips on studying aboard. 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