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Kung Fu in China Weeks Thirty-Nine and Forty

Mon, 26 May 2014 | By korric | Views [980] | Comments [4]

In my last post I mentioned that I carried someone on my back up the temple run, but did not do so during the heavily staired portions so I felt like I hadn't pushed myself as much as I could have. The following Friday, I carried Kegan from Canada in ... Read more >

Tags: china, martial arts

Tai Chi Competition

Thu, 3 May 2012 | By oryxx | Views [709]

So, having sent an email that ended with the sentence “thankfully there hasn’t been another drinking session…” what happens?! Unbeknown to me when I wrote that sentence, the 1 st of May was the school’s birthday, and when we turned up at the kitchen ... Read more >

Visiting kids and a factory....

Sat, 9 Jun 2012 | By oryxx | Views [678]

If there’s one thing that would improve the quality of my life, it’s more sleep. I envy those who can fall asleep within five minutes and not wake up until it’s time to actually get out of bed. My sleep pattern is at best erratic; occasionally I do ... Read more >

32 and 40

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [674] | Comments [1]

I was completely intimited by shopping in China. Surrounded by the Asian shape that allows for squat toilets to be comfortable, I was convinced that there was no way under any circumstances that I would ever find any pants or shirts or shoes or anything ... Read more >

Tags: Shopping

Final Remarks and Closing

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 | By wi-niko | Views [642]

24 July 2012 A few things on my mind today in regard to culture shock and living in another country. When you go to a different country that speaks a different language or is a very different culture than your home raising you are so displaced ... Read more >

Tags: abroad, benifit of travel, international experience, problem solving

Guanxi

Sun, 29 May 2011 | By ollo | Views [572] | Comments [2]

Ich war noch nicht lange in Shihezi, da wurde mir von einem Chinesen ein Begriff genannt, der « the core of Chinese society » sein soll, also geradewegs in ihr Herz führe. Es handelt sich dabei um « guanxi » , vielleicht am zutreffendsten ... Read more >

bejing and humidity

Tue, 9 Jun 2009 | By kortenai | Views [389]

Jetlag wiped us out Monday so we decided to sleep straight throug to tuesday morning... unfortunately we awoke around 5am with no hopes of returning to be. We set ut on a quest for Tian'namen Square and the Forbidden City. Along the way we checked ... Read more >

Shenzhen center

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 | By enteromorfa | Views [351]

In the weekend my wife is arrived and we've been in the new center of Shenzhen, Futian. It's supermodern, half of the locations are underground and it passes froma commerical center to another. Inside there are many restaurants. Yes, sure, nothing ... Read more >

South Korea

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 | By ness0168 | Views [336]

Eventually this will contain information about my trip to Seoul, Donghae, Samcheok, Sokcho and Busan.

Photos: My Scholarship entry - Exploring Tianjin

Fri, 14 Nov 2014 | By olli_stewart | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I am currently living in China because I really want to learn mandarin and the culture is so different to anything I have experienced before. In terms of photography, China has been a real treat. I think that has been partly down to spotting interesting ... Read more >
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Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship