Returning Home: Culture Shock Again?
Let’s paint the picture. You arrived in China, it was all a bit overwhelming at first, but once …
Shock Horror! New Culture
One of the biggest challenges you may face when travelling overseas aside from a language barrier is culture …
Featured Internship – REDSTAR magazine in Qingdao
Not many people from the West have heard of Qingdao, but to Chinese people and westerners living in …
Halloween in China
On the eve of 31 October, many Western countries come alight with the glow of countless jack-o’-lanterns that …
First Weeks in Zhuhai
In 2009 I set foot in China for the first time. I was in Beijing for a semester …
Leaving my comfort zone and Germany
大家好!My name is Tamara and I just arrived to Chengdu 3 days ago, to start my 6-month internship …
Interns’ Experiences of China
Throughout history, China, or the Middle Kingdom has had a special place in Westerners’ imagination. From the cradle …
The Stories Mountains Tell
My September homestay family lives in an apartment complex in northern Shinan District. They are kind, hospitable and …
Wandering Seoul
If you’re lucky enough to be interning in Qingdao, and you have a multiple entry visa or are …
Business trip to the North of Guangdong
Two interns in Zhuhai, Alizée Ville and Alice Roberts, interning at a biochemistry company, were recently given the …
