It has been one year since my girlfriend Marlot and I moved to Hong Kong to start our new life as (semi-)expats. Thinking back on the past year, many wonderful experiences come to mind. Life in Hong Kong is, for one thing, very diverse. With one of the highest numbers of millionaires (about one in seven), some 20% of the city’s population lives below the poverty line. Ranked the world’s most liberal economy, Hong Kong has a certain winner-takes-all philosophy: only the very rich can afford the ridiculously expensive real estate, while many working-class families are forced to cramp in tiny apartments. Its surroundings are very mixed, too. From futuristic skyscrapers to deserted islands with clear-water packed with thick jungle − this place really has it all.