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Hollee
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Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Location: Dover, United Kingdom
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Mana: 
  Posted: 19 Apr 2007 02:52 pm
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Hi!

My names holly and Im going to Yantai in China February 2009, I know its a long way off, but im excited already, although a little nervous! :)

Anyway...If anyone whos been to china or is going to china decides to have a look at this - id be very grateful if you could drop me a line!

Hope to hear from somebody soon!

xxx
Rebecca Sakulku
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  Posted: 5 Dec 2007 04:15 pm
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Hi there. I won't be going to China, I'm going to Kenya for my gap yeart. However I was in China in Octoer and thought I'd let you know a little about it. You will LOVE IT!

The people are so friendly and are wonderful people. They give so much when they have so little. I visted Beijing, Chongqing and Shanghai. Shanghai was simalar to London in whcih poverty was out in the open - people sleeping on the streets and beggers always asking for money.

I went to the great wall in Beijing - which was so wicked :)

Anyways, In Chongqing I stayed with a family - they didn't really speak much English (however all school studenst learn like almost perfect English from a young age) and they made us so welcome. The food is nothing like in the resturants, but being half orential I didn't have a problem. It depends on you taste. We went to school there for 4 days - the best experience ever. The students have never seen foreginer so they surrounded us like little bugs for hours on end. We were like celebrities - they are so friendly but they wante d to just take picture after picture with us - they literally queued up to take pictures with us. Its crazy. if you go to myspace http://www.myspace.com/buakloo and check out my China pictures you'll see how students there are and to be honest alot of the photos thaat were taken, I don't remember the people I took them with. (There are 5000 students in one school, so about 50 in one class) And lessons are so different from in England. Oh my gosh its so amazing.

I suppose you're goin to work in a rural area and I guess if you come across children they will most probaly be facinated by you.

Anyways all the best and I know you will have a great time. China is wicked and so amazing and I am definatley going back there one day.

:)
Hollee
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Joined: 19 Apr 2007
Location: Dover, United Kingdom
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Mana: 
  Posted: 7 Apr 2008 11:54 pm
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Hey,

Thanks for that - Its really nice to know other peoples experiences have been really positive. Ive heard that you get stared and pointed at from a lot of people I have been talking too, Thats got to be really bizarre. Funny though! The pictures are amazing, thanks again! Im so excited to be going out there!

:)
...JoRdAn...
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Joined: 31 Aug 2008
Location: Meopham, United Kingdom
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  Posted: 31 Aug 2008 12:09 pm
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Hey,

im also going to China in my Gap Year! have you applied for your placement yet?:cool:
Hollee
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  Posted: 5 Sep 2008 08:41 pm
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Heyy!

Yeahh! Im all booked and beginning to pay to jet off to yantai in feb 2009, how about you? Are you through changing worlds too?

Holly x

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