Ni Hao,

I'm back in the UK and would like to say sorry to everyone that was following my blogs that I was unable to blog during my final 3 weeks in China. It was difficult to find time and an internet connection that worked. I will try to summarise my final 3 weeks for you.

Living in Shanghai for nearly a week has been a very interesting and different experience for me. I can honestly say that I am actually not into cosmopolitan cities with bars, clubs and shopping malls surrounded by a city landscape as I am more interested in cultural aspects of a place full of history and custom surrounded by mountains and natural landscapes. However, Shanghai is a very unique place.

Ni Hao,

So much has happened since my last entry and when I tried to write, on the morning we left Beijing, it didn't save - so I'll try once again.

This weekend a lot has happened.  Saturday morning we started our journey to go and visit a village called Hemen Village - however it was a little manic before leaving as i couldn't find my room key to get into my room to get the bag that I was going to take with me. Not a very good start to the day.

I'm sorry for not blogging for a few days but i hope you enjoy reading my updates.

Taking it from where I left off we've been privileged enough to have been learning Taiji and Kung fu every morning at seven. That is missions. Getting up early and then traipsing all the way downstairs for 30 minutes is a challenge but hey nobody said this would be easy :p I love doing it though. Kung fu is intense. Taiji is gentle and peaceful. It reminds me of Ying and Yang ;)

IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE! We have done so much over the last three days it's unreal.

The GREAT Wall, The Bird's Nest Stadium, Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City all in THREE days!!

After our class on Friday we visited the British Embassy and met many people that had come as representatives of the many different companies that are sponsoring or may be sponsoring the British Council in the future. It was an interesting experience with me holding a handful of business cards at the end.

I LOVE CHINA!  I cannot express to you in words how welcome I have felt over the past two days. The flight was extremely long but it was worth it to be in such a place. There was no initial shock as Beijing just looked like any normal city at night BUT in the morning when I opened my curtains it was buzzing with Chinese-ness.

Hey everyone, this is just a quick hello from me in CHINA!

Got here today at 00:00 China time. Its really strange but at the same time quite familiar. The roads and buildings look very much like those in England but that was at night. When I woke up in the morning and opened my curtains at the hotel it looked much more Chinese now that people were roaming the streets. It's just soo cool.

Heello Everyone!

My name is Pooja Ahluwalia, i'm 18 years old and I have been working with FolesHillfields for around 4 years now. I'm currently blogging to tell everyone about an amazing adventure that I will be embarking in my 6 week summer "holiday", in CHINA - and how rubbish i am at using chopsticks!