After graduating from high school, though they passed the mainland universiy entrance exam, they did not stay there to study. One son headed off to the Netherlands to study hospitality-industry management. Later he decided to transfer to a different school located in Switzerland.
看到近年上海有不少五星級國際酒店爭相開幕的 Irene 認為，大陸酒店管理人才將有很大需求，2 年半前兒子就遠赴荷蘭，攻讀酒店管理；2008 年又轉學到瑞士，5 月先回上海，在中瑞合作的教學機構實習，並計劃 2009 年再轉赴瑞士繼續學業。