Chinese culture and gardens were on the program for today. Not everything went according to plan, but the main idea was still there. Yesterday we have been searching for the M&M's museum but unfortunately we didn't find it. Then when we were walking in the city center at night we saw that it is in a shopping mall on the main street. So today we decided to go there and check it out. It was a little bit disappointing because it wasn't really a museum. It was...

An early arrival in this large city, but we were lucky with the hotel this time and the weather was perfect, a great start to explore the city. At 4:40 a.m. our train arrived in Shanghai, which was still a bit too early to take the subway to the city. So we had to wait for a bit, but sure enough at 5:30 we took the first metro to the center. The first thing we did was to go to the hotel to ask if we could leave our luggage there. Luckily that was not a problem...

It has been a while since the last update, so it's time to write something new. Life in China is becoming more and more normal every day, so it is time to go off campus and visit a new city. Since the last update not much has changed. School in general is going well, with some ups and downs, and I am not bored in my free time. I'm regularly going to REAL and attend English corners and other activities. Last week they had a Halloween party with some games, food...

Last week I've been pretty busy. During the day I had my classes and during my spare time I spent a lot of time in REAL. This week I haven't really tried any new or special food, maybe I am just getting used to the food now so certain things are becoming normal. The Monday morning project is going alright, it is still very hard to understand the teacher and the teaching students, but by reading ourselves we're able to do something anyways. At least we have co...

Saturday's classes are Chinese in the morning and English in the evening, but then not as a student, plus a completely English Sunday. It was the first real Chinese class that we've had so far. This class has a bit more students than just the three of us. One teacher from Sudan and another student from Finland are taking this course as well. Besides them, there are a few students who're helping the teacher during class. Every one of us has their own student w...