Hi again from London! What a week it has been! Having the week off before my internship begins has been very helpful in settling in and getting a grasp on the...
Hi Everyone, so after several months of planning, three attempts to pack and a ten-hour flight, I finally made it to Shanghai! It wasn't the wisest of decisions to wear...
From the minute you land, everything changes. The nerves kick in as you walk through customs, then you see the first person you will get to know, William Gant, the...
I don’t know what I expected life in an office to be, but I figure I got it about half right. It is much quieter and more serious than uni,...
There is so much to do here in Shanghai it's hard to chose just one thing to do on the weekend. On top of the various things we want to...
The life of an architect at my office seems to be split between the office, site visits and, for the actual architects meetings. For me, site visits to Suzhou are...
The first weekend we had after spending a week in Shanghai was spent being introduced to the fake and fabric market, and going to Zhujaojiao. The fake market was impressive,...
My first day in Shanghai was tiring. I had arrived in Shanghai at 6:15am. When I left through the baggage claim, I saw the Absolute nametags with their yellow lanyards....
Hey guys! I’m Tom, 18, from Queensland – Australia, and I am currently studying a Bachelors of Design (Honours) degree at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane; hoping to...
Hi Readers! My name is Krystle and I will be travelling to Shanghai at the end of December. I am currently in my final year studying Information Technology at the University...
Hi from London! I arrived in London on the 26th December to a very cold day – almost a 30-degree difference to the temperature I had grown accustomed to in...
It was 6am when I landed in Shanghai but it wasn’t until after getting through customs that it hit me, that I’ll be in this amazing city for a whole...
My first days in London were pretty surreal but wonderful. I remember nervously standing in Heathrow Airport around 2 hours earlier than the airport pick up time at 9am. Luckily...
After a short five-hour flight from the sunny shores of Singapore (on a plane which I had almost all to myself), I finally found myself in Shanghai. A word of...
The spectacular sights, the exotic smells, the hundreds of stalls all selling different varieties of dried seafood were certainly interesting and fascinating experiences. Already this trip is living up to...
So the adventure has begun! After three flights, 30 hours in transit and only three hours sleep, I arrived in wet and windy London. First things first – coffee. After...
The last couple of days have been a whirlwind adventure and the days have honestly flown by! I arrived in London on the 27th December after a total of 29...
My Absolute Internship is now less than one week away and I already can’t wait to get over to Hong Kong. From January to March, I will be undertaking my...
After spending 12 hours in transit, making friends on the plane and watching some of the new release movies….I finally arrived in Shanghai! I must admit I was thoroughly intimidated...
