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Soulful Seoul
Before this year I don't think I'd ever met a Korean person. But when I went to UNNC and travelling around China I met lots of Koreans...
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This year changed my life
1 year, 12 months, 365 days, 8760 hours, 525,600 minutes, 31,536,000 seconds... One year A lot can happen during this time, and for me it...
I spent all my money in Macau!
So, my exams finished early! Me and my friend booked a holiday to Taiwan and Macau! It was great fun being completely carefree again. We...
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Chinese New Year
Here in Nanchang, I've been lucky enough that my home stay falls during Spring Festival (春节). Spring festival is a huge thing in China...
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The most beautiful thing
Whilst in China I said to myself and also some friends and family that im going to make the most of my time in China. And I'm very happy...
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Chinese Culture
Thanks to my new "say yes to everything" policy I have been SUPER busy the past two weeks and have taken part in loads of different...
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My top 10 must learn Mandarin phrases
Mandarin is the number one spoken language in the world with 873 million native speakers and a total of 1.051 billion (#2 Hindi, #3...
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One Month Encounting
Somehow I've now survived my first month in China... How is it? Crazy. Things confuse me and if I see something strange, I am always just...
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How to survive the summer sun
Whilst the Basque Country is renowned for its unique culture and language, little did you know its weather is hugely fluctuating....
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The Spanish Experience
When somebody mentions Spain, you immediately and inevitably think of sun, beaches, red wine and Fiestas. Well in reality, it's pretty...