{"id":3400,"date":"2019-05-21T11:42:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T03:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/?p=3400"},"modified":"2019-05-21T11:44:13","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T03:44:13","slug":"berkeley-a-friend-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/index.php\/2019\/05\/21\/berkeley-a-friend-around\/","title":{"rendered":"[Berkeley] A friend around"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><div class=\"column one\"><\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">[Berkeley] A friend around<\/span><\/strong> <\/div>\n<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"382\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-1.jpg 4422w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-1-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-1-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-1-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-1-186x146.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-1-50x39.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-1-95x75.jpg 95w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-1-611x480.jpg 611w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"453\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-2.jpg 3822w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-2-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-2-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-2-220x146.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-2-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-2-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.mentorship.hku.hk\/daao\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Ms-Shang-Yinshan-2-725x480.jpg 725w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLarry, Dr Lawrence Ng, is kind and knowledgeable. He helped me a lot in adapting to the new environment. He told me about the history of Berkeley and tips on living there, and took me out for trips and meals. It is so nice to have a friend around when you are in an entirely new environment.<\/p>\n<p>Larry and I went to San Francisco\u2019s China Town. We went to the Lunar New Year Parade that night, which was really impressive. On another day, Larry took me, Starry, another HKU exchange student, on a day trip to Big Sur. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>Mentor in Northern California, USA: Dr Lawrence Ng<br \/>\nOutgoing Exchange Mentee (2018-2019): Shang Yinshan, BEcon&amp;Fin Year 3<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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>\u201cLarry, Dr Lawrence Ng, is kind and knowledgeable. He helped me a lot in adapting to the new environment. He told me about the history of Berkeley and tips on living there, and took me out for trips and meals. 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