hi all...
i am an american teacher, and will be moving to hong kong in mid june. i'm terrifically excited about it, but i am a little nervous about meeting people. i'm very friendly, but i am going to be living with my sponsoring family for a while (they are helping me start up a violin school- living with them to keep costs to a minimum).
1. what activities do you recommend for a mid 20something to get to know people? i wish there were some sort of big meeting for all new expats to get to know each other... does such a thing exist?
2. does anyone have any information about music education in hk? i'd like to get an idea of what private instruction is available to children, but i have not been able to find anything yet.
3. where do people go for wintersport activities? people must go somewhere to ski...
4. i'll be learning some form of chinese- do you recommend mandarin or cantonese?
thanks in advance!
-jennifer