I don’t know why people said that it was easy to write essays at HKU. It’s a misconception that “Americans write better than natives.” I was given the gift of a hard-grading TA, so I actually had to try in all my essays. Trying just means sitting in front of the computer staring at the screen.

I did find solace in the Bueno chocolate bar and my aloe vera juice.

I ended up doing okay on the essay, but I did get pushed into working harder because of the TA.