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Tempels in Chengdu – My China Experience 11

Posted on25. Sep, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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After this strenuous and a little disappointing day yesterday, I decided to sleep in and have a little more relaxing day today. I went to Starbucks for breakfast and some real coffee and then I had a nice time walking around the Mao square, with a hugh Mao statue in front of the Natural Science [...]

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Biggest Buddha – My China Experience 10

Posted on20. Sep, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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I should have known from the start, that this trip was doomed to failure… But let me start from the beginning. Yesterday I booked a 2-day trip at my hostel. The first day was supposed to take us to Le Shan, the largest Buddha in the world. Day 2 should go to Emei Shan, one [...]

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Exploring Chengdu – My China Experience 9

Posted on15. Sep, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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The next day, I got up early and went shopping (I am a girl after all). I bought a nice outdoor jacket and some great outdoor pants to get ready for my exposure to nature. I did not know at that time, that my natural experience would be rather short, but nevertheless, the jacket served [...]

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Arriving in Chengdu – My Experience in China 8

Posted on10. Sep, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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When I decided to go to China for 6 months I also wanted to travel a little bit around the country. Actually my first plan was to take a 48 hour train from Beijing to Lhasa, explore Tibet for a couple of days, visit the Mt. Everest base camp, take another train to Chengdu and [...]

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Buddhist Temples in Beijing – My Experience in China 7

Posted on07. Sep, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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Temples in Beijing – My Experience in China 6 I really must say that Beijing is getting better every week so far. This week I had a few first-timers of some things that were mentioned in my previous blog… Of course, by now I believe that anything is possible in China, but I was still [...]

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All Scorpions or what? My Experience in China 6

Posted on01. Sep, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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All Scorpions or what? My Experience in China 6 Week one in China – and what an interesting one, too!!! This week was my first week of fulltime internship in China at Winglong PTY, and now I am actually quite busy. My coworkers had the great idea, that I could help them with their translations [...]

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Working in China – My Experience in China 5

Posted on30. Aug, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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Working in China – My Experience in China 5 Yesterday was my first day at work in China and I also met with my Chinese teacher for my first lesson. I am working at Winglong PTY, an Australian company that helps to strengthen the relationship between Australia and China. The company was founded by David [...]

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Arrival in China – My Experience in China 4

Posted on24. Aug, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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Arrival in China – My Experience in China 4 Me and my crazy ideas… A few months ago, I could not sleep while I was with my friend in Los Angeles, so as usual, I thought about my future. Even though I am currently studying abroad in San Diego at The California International Business University, [...]

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San Diego Arrival – My Experience in China 3

Posted on21. Aug, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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My Experience in China 3: Before starting My China Experience, I would like to finish my story about how I ended up in San Diego. I wrote earlier, that I started a two year training to become a European Secretary. I was to complete this program in July 2006 and had planned to study International [...]

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The Living Abroad Virus – My Experience in China 2

Posted on20. Aug, 2009 by MariaAbroad.

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The Study Abroad Virus - My Experience in China 2 I thought I give you a short intro about myself MariaAbroad and why I am where I am… Well, it all started in 1986… (don’t worry, I will not write every detail) My family went on vacation in the US: 4children, 2 adults, 6 weeks, from [...]