Eva Tollett – Fudan University – Shanghai, China Of course, every day is slightly different due to my timetable and social schedule but I will introduce what an average day living in Shanghai looks like for me. I have 4 hours of class a day, all Chinese language but covering different aspects like grammar, spoken and written Chinese. An normal day will be from 10-3 with a break for lunch. This does make it feel a bit like school as you are in the same classroom with the same people every day. I quite like this though as it can mean you form really close bonds with your classmates.  My…

By Eva, Fudan University, Shanghai, China Chinese university holidays are at different times to what we are used to in the UK. The main winter holiday is structured around Chinese new year. We had from early January, after our exams finished, to early March off and were free to do what we pleased. I used this opportunity to travel around China (mainly the Yunnan province) and also make the most of the cheap flights to other countries in Asia. My solo travelling started with a 20 hour sleeper train from Shanghai to Guilin. I could have flown in a couple of hours but opted for the train because it is…

By Eva Tollett, Fudan University Shanghai, China Travelling around China is unlike any travelling I’ve done before. With the exception of the big cities or rural tourist hotspots, there is little to read about the smaller cities. The past week was Mid-Autumn festival granting us with 8 days of holiday. (Don’t worry, China never slacks off so this was supplemented by having classes on the weekends both before and after.) The internal tourist industry in China is booming. Hotels and flights triple in price during this period and are booked as soon as they become available. Having initially wanted to visit Huangshan (the famous yellow mountains), we soon went off…