 To save money on rent, she also stayed with a family who took in lodgers for free.Chan had the privilege of studying painting with illustrious US artists such as Harvey Dinnerstein, Ronnie Landfield, Daniel Greene and Mary Beth McKenzie, at the League.Despite busy schedules and tight budgets, Chan enjoyed every bit of her life in New York, meeting artists and other creative people as well as spending time at her favourite haunt - the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).