Hi everyone! My name is Faina and I'm a senior PR journalism major at Rider. I absolutely love to travel and experience new cultures. I originally wasn't born in the states and we moved around from country to country a lot when I was younger, so I was introduced to many different cultures as a kid and now it's my passion. After studying abroad in Athens, Greece last year and traveling all around Europe, I got the travel bug and now and I take every opportunity I can to see the world. I think everything is becoming globalized these days, especially in communications fields. Being able to relate to other people and integrate yourself in other cultures will gives you an edge in the job market and hopefully will put me ahead when I start looking for jobs in May. I've never traveled to Asia before and I don't really know a lot about Hong Kong, which is exactly why I'm so excited about this trip. I love to learn and experience things that I know nothing about and I just want to go into this with an open mind and open eyes. With every other country I have traveled to I've noticed that the people are all incredibly different and react to newcomers in completely different ways. I am interested to see how the Hong Kong natives react to foreigner. I am really excited about this trip and I can't wait to leave. Hope you all have a Happy New Year and I will see you all next year.