The ones who had a room with a view

As our good friend Arnaud was finishing his internship in Macau, we paid him a visit. And a drink.

Hong Kong's Five

A short message from IMHI students in Hong Kong to IMHI students in Cergy-Pontoise...

The one who landed in Hong Kong

Dear All,

After a safe flight, I landed in Hong Kong a few days ago and joined some fellow classmates for an exchange program in Hong Kong. As time goes, we will give you more impressions about this fantastic place.

For the moment, I just share with you that view of Hong Kong Island taken in the morning (just click on it to have a clearer view).

Tk care

The one who left Dubai...

It is quite difficult to give some final piece of advice about a city as changing as Dubai after living there only for five months. As I have already mentioned, it is a city full of contrasts, where multiple projects are under development... which makes it an extremely exciting place from a very professional point of view - though it's quite disappointing from a more personal point of view. But since the whole place is still under construction, we can only hope that things will improve in a near future.

However, a stunning point about Dubai is that it's a very mixed city, with people coming litteraly from all over the world... which makes Dubai a kind of modern Babel: a city with people from different origins, all working on a major project, which is - surprise ! - a construction. Funnily enough, the comparison with Babel is quite accurate, since gigantic projects are being built in there - the tallest tower, the largest mall, the most luxurious hotel, etc.







Now, the question is to know whether Dubai will finish as Babel finished (i.e. destroyed - though all those construction companies have insurances). But I like to remember that the cultural differences of people in Dubai tend to fade now, in favor of a more generic way of life - extemely comfortable if you're part of the happy few living there, absolutely miserable if you're not one of them. Let's see of things will go in the future...