Three Months in China
Since the start of the second semester all my fellow students and I were pondering, researching and planning on what to do in the third semester. As part of my masters degree in Business Relationship...
View ArticleTime for Preparation
With the last report written and handed-in and the last oral examination on the horizon it is finally time for preparing my trip to China. The todo-list is long with only two weeks to go. It even seems...
View ArticleVisa for China
Getting a (business) visa for China. As I feared, this is quite the hazzle, with all the documents required: - an invitation letter from the company I will visit - a guarantee of financial security for...
View ArticleReady, set, GO!
Now it’s time – no more turning back. My flight leaves this afternoon and everything is ready. Well, almost. I did get my visa in time. I do have an (expensive) apartment ready in Beijing. With the...
View ArticleDay 1 – Ni Hao, Beijing!
The airplane landed on the runway just 10Minutes later than expected – 11:35, but it was another half hour wait at various points along the runway before we reached our final parking position. While...
View ArticleThe First Shopping Experience
A couple of hours after having arrived, rested, unpacked and gotten working internet(sort of) my stomach was making itself noticeable and the inevitable was drawing closer – I had to step outside and...
View ArticleDay 2 – The Neighbourhood
And I did it again – I did everything wrong I possibly could do wrong in regards to fightin the jet lag. I took a two hour nap in the afternoon and after shopping and cooking dinner I fell asleep for...
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Olympic Green
What a beautiful day I woke up to. And fell asleep again and woke up to again two hours later. At 14 o’clock. Sigh. I arrived two days ago and the jetlag is still keeping me awake at night, unable to...
View ArticleMandarin Classes
On my second day of work, when I was surfing a little on websites for foreigners in Beijing, I stumbled upon a post offering Mandarin – Chinese classes. The offer seemed legitimate with the teacher and...
View ArticleCash or Debit Card?
The nice lady from HR had made one thing clear to me on the first day – I needed to set up a local bank account, if I wanted to receive any of my almost non-existing salary. Find a bank! She told me to...
View Article“Rrrriiing, rrrriiiiinnnggg!”
I was running around with my phone in my pocket everyday. But I had set it to Airplane mode since the beginning of the week. No one wanted to get a hold of me, so why should I drain the battery and...
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NCPA aka “The Egg”
It was Sunday afternoon and the weekend was coming to an end. I had spent the saturday nursing my hang-over, buying a sim-card and even going to the Olympic Village, again. Most of Sunday I was just...
View ArticleMorning Surprise
When we arrived at the office today (which also is a production and factory site) we were met with hot and humid indoor climate. Also, everything was quite dark and silent. Power outage! The entire...
View ArticleThe Other Way of Shopping
Into my second week at work, it was time for the other way of shopping in Beijing. I told you about the supermarket and how similar that is to what we know from home. But buying shoes, clothes, bags,...
View ArticleBeijing Belly
10 days. That’s how long my stomach was able to fight against all those Chinese bacteria. Then it was knocked out by a huge blow. Monday, just a couple of hours after lunch I could, that I started to...
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798 Art District
This saturday it was time to do some non-typical sightseeing, without any temples, holy shrines or other typical Bejing-highlight. So a friend from Austria and I headed out to see some art. In the...
View ArticleKaraoke Time!
This saturday it was time to try a typical Chinese pastime – Karaoke! I heard its originally from Japan, but it is immensly popular over here and an abundance of places exist all over town. Some of the...
View ArticleIt’s Raining, Man!
I’ve been here a little more than two weeks now, but it has only rained twice so far. The rain doesn’t bother me at all, as I am sitting indoor most of the day. The warm weather makes the rain a nice...
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My Daily Routine
I am now in the middle of my third week of working in China and have slowly come into a rhythm of things during the week. I get up every morning between 6 and 6:30hrs – this is still a struggle, as I...
View ArticleWhen Traffic Changes Everything
Last night I wanted to go to the market and have my nails done again and get a nice foot massage. And buy a couple of things. That was the plan. The market is a 10-minute walk from the bus stop coming...
View ArticleThey Say It’s Autumn
According to my colleagues at work, and the official calendar I’m sure, it is autumn in China. But with sunshine and around 30Degrees Celsius almost every single day, it sure doesn’t feel like autumn....
View ArticleTime Flies
On the day today, four weeks ago I arrived in Beijing. That friday afternoon my little adventure in this huge city began. I am now 1/3 into my stay in China and the internship. I am not sick, I have...
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Unexpected Vacation
Almost the first thing my boss asked me on my first day of work, was whether I had choosen this period for an internship because it included an entire week of holiday. Imagine my surprise, when I heard...
View ArticleWhy I Fled the Country
If you still think, that it was stupid of me to spend my vacation in Hong Kong, a place I know so well and have been to many times before, then have a look at this picture and you will understand why I...
View ArticleWelcome back!
After nine days of relaxing and beeing with family I am now back in Beijing, ready for the last 8 weeks of my internship, ready to do a lot more sightseeing and living in the city. Much-needed Vacation...
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Bad Air Day
Today is one of those days, were the pollution in the air is really, really bad in Beijing. It starts in the morning, when you get up and look out of the window. A thick layer of haze is lying over the...
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Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk
To many in the photography realm the name “Scott Kelby” sounds familiar – he has written some books and held a lot of workshops regarding photography, Photoshop etc. And he has for a couple of years...
View ArticleThat’s it – Summer is Gone!
This must for sure have been the last time I am wearing my sandals. Not because they are broken or worn out (which they most definitely are) but because it is simply not the season for sandals anymore....
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Morning Detour
What a trip to get to the office today! Pollution levels have been bad all week and this morning the particles in the air were paired with what I believe was actual, natural fog. This resulted in...
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The Great Wall in Fall
This Saturday it was finally time for the highest priority on my to-see-and-do list for my stay in Beijing. I wanted to see the Great Wall of China. In clear weather! I had visited the Great Wall back...
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There is No Autumn in Bejing!
You remember how I only two weeks ago talked about summer having left Beijing for good? Well, that was two weeks ago. In those two weeks the weather managed to skip the season called “autumn” and jump...
View ArticleMy Rant about Lunch
I have been thinking about publishing and even writing this article for a long time. My opinion on the topic can easily be seen as narrow-minded and an unwillingness to adapt to the foreign culture and...
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101 Things That Bug Me – 1 to 10
The following is my collection of interesting, peculiar, strange, mind-blowing or annoying things, I have stumbled upon during my stay here. It is what I come across in my every day life, I see in the...
View Article101 Things that Bug Me – The Culinary Edition
It is time for the second part of my 101 Things-List. As I had collected a large amount of food related points, I thought about gathering them here collectively. So here comes points 11-2528 - The...
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