I cannot face any kind of Chinese food. It must have completely slipped my mind that here Chinese food isn’t takeaway but just food. You can smell it in different...
A fascinating culture. New friends and like-minded people. The experience of a real working environment. A valuable insight into a possible career path. Chinese food on tap. These are my...
Hello, my name is Chloe and I am a second year English literature student at Cardiff University. I love living in Cardiff because it is such a vibrant city with...
Sometimes it is unbelievable how our decisions take us to places which we would never expect to go to… My name is Maria Borisova and I am from Sofia, Bulgaria. Honestly...
Hong Kong is a strange place. Marks and Spencer stands next to small Chinese restaurants selling pig feet. For breakfast I can choose between an English fry up or noodle...
I’m Natalie and I’m 19 from the UK and have just completed my first year at Cardiff University where I study Philosophy. My degree subject doesn’t really lead onto a...
Moving abroad is hard; it’s challenging, and I believe that spending a month in Hong Kong participating of the Absolute Internship Program where I will be working for an enormous...
I have been working at my internship for about a week so far and have learned a vast amount about my industry and their way of dealing with compliance issues. My...
My first impression of Shanghai is that it is BIG. The city is heavily populated, and despite being spread out, people are just on top of each other in Shanghai. I...
Who would have thought after graduating university, I’d be jet setting to the other side of the world to work in an amazing city and gaining invaluable experience. Next stop...
My Grandpa always used to say that you can never plan anything 5 years in advance. I’d like to amend that statement; you can never plan anything in advance because...
It’s been three years since my first visit to Shanghai. So I thought it was about time to revisit the city. Back in 2012 it was just for a few...
It’s been three years since my first visit to Shanghai. So I thought it was about time to revisit the city. Back in 2012 it was just for a few days to do some sightseeing in the city with my family. This time it will be for my two month internship in China.
Hello. My name is Peter Myers. I am from Houston, Texas, and I am a junior at Iowa State University (ISU) majoring in finance. I am excited and looking forward...
Hi everyone! My name is Santi. I am preparing for my trip to Hong Kong, working as a legal intern. I recently graduated from the University of New Hampshire with...
Iain, our supervisor and I on our last day of work.
I left Australia on Christmas night and arrived at Hong Kong International Airport at 5am on the 26th of December. I made my own way to the accommodation by train and luckily was able to check in to my room early. I slept until I was awoken by a knock on the door, my roommate to be for the next two months, Robin from South Korea! We immediately bonded over some Kpop tunes (2ne1 – I’m the best– it’s super catchy!) and what was soon to be discovered, a shared love for desserts. A roommate who brings home macaroons most days? She’s a keeper!
In China, the official currency is called (人民币) ren min bi (literally, “the people’s money”), and the (元) yuan, is the basic unit of ren min bi. You’ll typically see the 元Chinese character in stores or on signs to refer to the cost, but when you pay, people typically call the (元) yuan (块) kuai. So basically, 1 yuan = 1 kuai. To further break it down, 1 (元) yuan is equivalent to 10 (角) jiao or (毛) mao. To simplify: one unit, several names. It can even be abbreviated in several ways: RMB and ¥. Otherwise, the system is fairly simple.
Beijing is beautiful all year round, but its temperature across the four seasons usually covers a wide range from 40 °C to -20 °C! Typically, the nicest and most comfortable seasons are spring and autumn. Unfortunately, those are the shortest seasons, and only last around one month. For those seasons, a casual dress shirt and some slacks would be ideal for your internship in Beijing. For the winter, expect a long, cold, and dry four months and really bundle up from November to March. The cold air really is biting, and if you’re from a tropical climate, you might even find the weather there inhospitable. On the other hand, Beijing in the summer is scorching, with copious amounts of rainfall. Also, since it’s tourist season, the extra hundreds of thousands of people spreading their own body heat around the city doesn’t exactly help. Just make sure you bring several bottles of water, light clothing, and a big hat that provides shade. Investing in a parasol might even be a good idea. As long as you’re dressed properly for the temperature, you’re sure to enjoy your time interning in Beijing.
Lucky for Londoners, they don’t need to worry about switching their clothes too much when the seasons change. London has a temperate climate without any extremes, so winters aren’t unbearably...
