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FEATURED IT OF
THE MONTH
Hanna Bilińska | Poland
Hanna was born in Wrocław, Poland, and completed a degree in
Media and Cultural Studies in London and a diploma in Consecu-
tive Translation and Interpreting in Poland. She enjoys listening to
rock music, going for film festivals and practising yoga. Her passion
for travelling was one of the main factors that drove her to come to
Hong Kong.
01 Hanna spent 3 months volunteering
in a Breast Cancer Awareness Proj-
ect in Egypt and 5 months on an ex-
change programme in Greece. So far,
she has been to 30 countries, includ-
ing Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.
02 Hanna has been a vegetarian for over
10 years. She does not like to explain
how she’s getting enough protein, but
she’d be happy to share her favourite
vegan brownie recipe.
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03 As a child, Hanna trained in ballet
and performed in Swan Lake in a lo-
cal opera house. Although she does
not dance anymore, she still keeps
her first ballet flats.
04 Hanna’s favourite sport is hiking. On
the weekends you can often see her
venturing the trails of Hong Kong.
05 Going to the Mount Everest base
camp is one of the major items on her
bucket list. So far, the highest moun-
tain she has climbed is Fansipan
Mountain in North Vietnam.
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06 Hanna likes sipping black coffee and
reading books. The authors who had
the most profound impact on her are
William Shakespeare, Naomi Klein
and Vladimir Nabokov.
07 Other possible ways of calling her
name include “Hania”, “Hanka”,
“Hanusia” and “Haneczka”.
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