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The Suite Life of the Russian and the Australian ...
Mairi & I have been living in the Holiday Inn Center City (not City Centre FYI) in Charlotte, North Carolina for 10 days now working with IBM and loving every minute of it ! Firstly, my flight from Philadelphia to Charlotte was delayed by around 3...
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18-Jul-2011 0:55
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Nadia McLean
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Goodbye Shanghai, Hello Beijing
My last week in Shanghai! I can't believe it's September already, where has the summer gone? It's hard to believe that this time next week I'll be back in "Bonnie Scotland". I have absolutely loved my time in China and will be...
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03-Sep-2010 6:30
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Lindsay Flannery
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Shanghai, World Expo, 2010 - Part Two
Just reading back over my past blogs and realised that the bottom part of my Expo blog has disappeared. So here it is again. The first one we went to was the New Zealand pavilion. It was fantastic and my favourite. You entered the pavilion and walked...
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30-Aug-2010 6:43
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Lindsay Flannery
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English Corner
Well It's almost the end of week seven and I've been asked for the first time to help peopple with their english studies. This week the office had their first "English Corner" session in the Shanghai office and asked Bruce and I to help...
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27-Aug-2010 10:01
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Lindsay Flannery
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A Learning Experience
Well it's week six now and time is marching on. At work I've completed the last task I was set and am now awaiting on my next challenge. I have been reflecting on what I have learnt so far and I think the main thing I have learnt from my internship...
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18-Aug-2010 6:09
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Lindsay Flannery
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Summer in the City!
Just had to share a report from the Shanghai Daily website (English language newspaper in Shanghai): Heat wave sets another record (08.16.2010) "The record-setting heat wave continued yesterday as the temperature hit 39.8 degrees Celsius. It was...
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16-Aug-2010 6:40
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Lindsay Flannery
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Chinese takeout, anyone?
I've been in China for 25 days now and yet every day I'm still experiencing something new. Especially the food! I've taken to stopping at a different stall for breakfast every morning during my walk to the shuttle bus. I started out just having...
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06-Aug-2010 9:44
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Lindsay Flannery
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"If the banks crash... I'll just hunt deer" - Kurt Hansen
Unfortunately we've had a bit of a problem with our hotel internet so by the time I post this it may be slightly outdated... Another week in the States and the halfway mark is fast approaching. My week has been filled with a mixture of meetings, negotiations...
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05-Aug-2010 18:33
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Aidan Friedberg
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Umbrellas, Eels and Escalators!
I can't believe that I'm halfway through week three already. Time is just flying by! To slow things down a little, Bruce (the other Scottish intern) and I decided to head out of Shanghai for the weekend. We went to the neighbouring city of Hangzhou...
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28-Jul-2010 6:59
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Lindsay Flannery
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Foreign Concepts
I was always aware that there were huge differences between the Chinese culture and ours but it's strange the things that throw up the most stumbling blocks. The language barrier isn't too bad and the differences in food and eating habits are...
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27-Jul-2010 2:33
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Lindsay Flannery
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No Not Soccer... Foooot baaaaall?
So I've had a FANTASTIC two weeks with IBM so far but the work is starting to pile up... But it's still an incredible experience, instead of watching some horrific mid-week day-time T.V i.e Jeremy Kyle, I'm getting to meet with companies like...
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23-Jul-2010 19:35
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Aidan Friedberg
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Dumplings, Boats and Bowstrings!
It's now Thursday of my 2nd week and I'm feeling much more settled. I've managed to suss out the metro system and it's been four days since I last got lost! I discovered very early that there are many, many streets missing from my map...
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22-Jul-2010 8:06
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Lindsay Flannery
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Shanghai in the Rain
Well it's my fifth day here in Shanghai and the first day that it hasn't been raining! It seems I brought a little of the weather with me from back home, although it's much more like a warm shower over here. I arrived on Saturday and after...
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14-Jul-2010 5:28
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Lindsay Flannery
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Chapter 1 : Introduction
Hi Everyone, Apologies for the uninspired title but it gets to the point... Let me start by saying a little on who I am and my initial experiences travelling to the states I won't yet focus on the internship itself as I've only had one day of...
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13-Jul-2010 5:17
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Aidan Friedberg
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From Perth to Pu Dong
Hi, ok how to start? Well I guess an introduction is needed. My name is Lindsay Flannery and I have just completed my 3rd year of a Business Studies with Chinese Studies degree at the University of Abertay, Dundee and in 2 weeks I will be heading to Shanghai...
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24-Jun-2010 14:39
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Lindsay Flannery
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