Bulletin Summer‧Autumn 1991

Banca Popolare di Bergamo Scholarships Miss Chu Yan-pui (English; 4th Year) Miss Szeto Ka-sinn (English; 4th Year) Mr. Wu Wing-tai (English; 4th Year) Japan Japanese Governmnet (Monbusho) Scholarship JAL Scholarship Miss Cheung Wing (Chinese; 3rd Year) Miss Lui Wai-kwun (Business Admin istration; 3rd Year) University-Recommended Monbusho Scholarship Miss Irene Castilho (Governmnet & Public Administra tion; 3rd Year) Daiwa Bank Group Awards Miss Lam Siu-ling (History; 3rd Year) Miss Lau Kwai-fong (Chinese; 2nd Year) Miss Lau Yin-yee (History; 2nd Year) Miss Lui Lai-fan (Geography; 2nd Year) Miss Wong Ching (Biochemistry; 3rd Year) Mr. Chen Charles ChunJunior (Fine Arts; 3rd Year) Miss Law Yuk-king (History, 3rd Year) Miss Choy Wai-shu (Business Admin istration; 3rd Year) Miss Yeung Wan-ling (Business Admin istration; 3rd Year) Miss Mok Kit-yin (Business Admin istration; 3rd Year) Miss Yuen Choi-wan (Journalism & Communication; 2nd Year) Miss Chan Wing-sze (Business Admin istration; 3rd Year) Mr. Lee Siu-kwong (Economics 3rd Year) Miss Cheng Wai-yee Before I left for Italy, I had expected that a month's study at the Italian University for Foreigners at Perugia would greatly improve my Italian. Upon arrival, I found that although I was slightly better than other foreign students in grammar, my oral skills were obviously weaker. Therefore I had considerable difficulty in com­ municating with other people and I took two weeks to adapt. Very soon, a month had passed, and the progress I made was less than what I'd anticipated. The greatest reward for the trip is knowing a lot of friends from different countries, age groups and social backgrounds. I was most impressed by friends fromAfrica and the Middle East. One word of advice to those who plan to pursue the language course at Perugia: arrive early so that you can have sufficient time to find accommodation. The Italian University for Foreigners at Perugia does not provide accom­ modation for students. Miss Mok K it-yin I made a lot of friends. That's the greatest reward of my trip to Tenri University in Japan. My visit to Japan consisted of living with a host family for a week, and two weeks of lan­ guage studies at the university. Formal classroom instruction did not benefit me too much, for the course was too short to cover anything other than the basics, which I already mastered whilst in Hong Kong. But living with a Japanese family for a week gave me ample opportunity to prac­ tise and improve my spoken Japanese and to experience first-hand what Japanese culture is really like. I also had the chance to verify what I learnt from The Chinese University about Japanese society and cultural history. My only regret is that the trip was too short. I believe those who have the chance to make similar visits to Japan should brush up on their Japanese first and read more about Japanese culture. That will make their trip that much more interesting and rewarding. STUDENTS 25