▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁that ▁as ▁an ▁eight - year - old , ▁her ▁fortune - t eller ▁" pred icted ▁travel , ▁fame , ▁and ▁fortune ▁for ▁me ". ▁ ▁She ▁attended ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Mary kn oll ▁Con vent ▁School ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁ 1 3 ▁years ▁old , ▁after ▁which ▁she ▁travel led ▁to ▁Kings mo or ▁School ▁in ▁G loss op , ▁England ▁a ▁board ing ▁school ▁that ▁her ▁brother , ▁Ka ▁Ke ung , ▁was ▁then ▁att ending . ▁Her ▁brother ▁studied ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁architect ▁and ▁she ▁studied ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁dan cer . ▁ ▁Her ▁introduction ▁to ▁t ai ▁chi ▁spark ed ▁a ▁desire ▁to ▁learn ▁bal let . ▁When ▁K wan ▁was ▁ 1 8 , ▁she ▁purs ued ▁her ▁dream ▁of ▁becoming ▁a ▁bal let ▁dan cer ▁by ▁att ending ▁the ▁Royal ▁Bal let ▁School ▁in ▁London . ▁She ▁studied ▁performing ▁arts ▁subjects ▁such ▁as ▁stage ▁make - up , ▁and ▁dan ced ▁every ▁day ▁for ▁four ▁hours . ▁Her ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Bal let ▁School ▁ran ▁concurrent ly ▁with ▁her ▁high - school ▁studies . ▁Because ▁K wan ' s ▁high ▁school ▁had ▁deep ▁connections ▁with ▁nearby ▁theatre ▁groups , ▁K wan ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁perform ▁small ▁parts ▁in ▁several ▁of ▁their ▁produ ctions . ▁Upon ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁high ▁school , ▁she ▁so j ourn ed ▁in ▁France , ▁Italy ▁and ▁Switzerland ▁on ▁a ▁lux ury ▁trip . ▁After wards , ▁she ▁travel led ▁back ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ,