Tibidabo, Barcelona – Sian Summerton, April 2015

Since arriving in Barcelona at the beginning of January, I have visited Tibidabo a number of times. Tibidabo is s mountain located in the northwest area of Barcelona. The top of the mountain houses a Catholic church, a telecommunications tower and a theme park. This mountain, some 1,679 feet tall, is the highest of the…

Read More

German football – Oliver de Planta, March 2015

I’ve been to football games in Austria, France and Switzerland and they are all different experiences when compared to games in England. Germany was no exception. From the atmosphere where a conductor dictates the chants, spending the game facing the crowd rather than the on field action and the noise doesn’t really relate to what’s…

Read More

Sacré-Cœur, Paris – Alexander Arch, March 2015

We went to the  Sacré-Cœur which is my mum’s favourite monument in Paris.    We got there just before sunset so we have a great view of the city. The  Sacré-Cœur is amazing, the paintings on the walls and glass are really impressive.  I agree with my mum that it is the best monument in Paris…

Read More

Amy Clark – Palma de Mallorca – España – March 2015

Palma de Mallorca – España. Han terminado mis 6 meses en Francia y hace 2 semanas me mudé a Palma de Mallorca para comenzar mis finales 6 meses en el extranjero. Se puede decir sin temor a equivocarse que aunque este es mi tereco vez en un país extranjero, las cosas siguen siendo difíciles cuando…

Read More

Alexander Arch – March 2015

  Le weeekend dernier, mes parents sont venu à Paris. Nous avons passé un weekend agréable, malgré les intempéries. Ils sont arrivés à 14h qui était idéal parce que j’enseignais le matin. Une fois tous les quinze jours j’enseigne Matteo, qui est un ami familliale de mon patron. Le samedi, je l’ai aidé avec ses…

Read More

Samuel Franklin, March 2015

Tutoring Since last November, I have been tutoring a 13 year old boy English. We meet each time at a café just five minutes’ walk from my room, where we talk for two hours. At first, I wasn’t sure if this would be a good use of my time, but on reflection I am pleased…

Read More

Samuel Franklin, March 2015

What’s in a name? I’m certainly no expert on the influence of names on one’s life, but I still maintain a genuine interest in unusual names. I can remember very clearly, in our second Chinese lesson at university, my class received our Chinese names. I was relatively content with ‘Fan Shanming. At a recent chess…

Read More

Struan Rutherford, Hong Kong – March 2015

香港,澳门和北京 二月后面,我去了香港来在英国领事馆贸易和投资部门工作。虽然实习很短,但是这样工作是非常好了解英国领事馆工作的机会因为我参加贸易和投资部门的研究。还有,我改善我英国公司在亚太区工作的认识。我的研究围绕东亚娱乐场发展的英国企业机会。   而且,我去了澳门一天。虽然我只在澳门一天,但是我早上探险城市历史性的市中心,下午去路氹城,新兴赌博中心。市中心的风景非常漂亮。殖民时期的建筑,葡萄牙传统食品和太阳都混合来创造欧洲性的气氛。市中心跟路氹城对比因为路氹城的天际线被赌场的摩天大楼充满。我进去‘澳門威尼斯人度假村酒店’,在里面重新威尼斯运河的巨大赌场。天花板被照明来创造永久白天的错觉所以赌客不要回家。香港和澳门都非常激动城市,他们都有很独特东西文化的混合,我希望我未来能回去! 夏天快快来到中国。两个星期前,北京的气温还零度左右,不过天气变化很快。很多人说北京实际上只有两个季节:夏天和冬天。由于现在天气不断至少十七度,我肯定同意。我认为两个星期后北京夏天来到。我大概愿望天气再冷所以我需要现在享受北京很短的‘春节’!   ENGLISH TRANSLATION: At the end of February, I went to Hong Kong to do some work in the Trade and Investment department of the British Consulate. Although my internship was short, it was a great opportunity to learn about the work of the British Consulate as I was able…

Read More

Imogen Page-Jarrett – Harbin Snow & Ice Festival, 2015

哈尔滨冰雪节 二月底我和莫宁同学去参观中国最北方黑龙江的哈尔滨冰雪节。一年一度的哈尔滨冰雪节持续一个月,大型冰雕、滑冰、冰上赛艇、狗拉雪橇、街边冰质酒吧以及冰灯等等比比皆是。冰雕里有彩灯,形成各种各样的模型。因为今年是羊年,一进冰雪大世界就能看到巨大雪做的羊雕。还有一个300米大冰滑梯,英国广播公司网站首页发布的。滑下来非常可怕,不能控制速度,到最后滑得越来越快! 冰雪大世界置于穿过哈尔滨市大河的对面。除了冰雪大世界意外,冰冻的大河上也举办很多冰雪相关的活动。越野车啊、滑雪场啊、冰屋啊,甚至还有白狐狸啊都有。还可以做缆车,在天上穿过下面河上所有的活动。所有年龄的人搜在参加,都在冰上摔倒! 哈尔滨城市发展较晚。1900年前主要还是一个小渔村。哈尔滨的发展归因于俄罗斯与欧洲大量的犹太人。犹太人因家乡的种族及宗教歧视而逃跑到靠近俄罗斯边缘的哈尔滨。现代哈尔滨的建筑大量是被犹太社会盖得。我和莫宁推荐去哈尔滨的游客去参观哈尔滨的教会堂,还得去中央街,两边都是俄罗斯式的建筑。我们在犹太教堂里参加了一场笑音乐会,演员都是哈尔滨本地音乐学校的学生,演的非常漂亮,环境很有历史感。我们还特别喜欢圣索菲亚大教堂,是拜占庭式建筑的典型代表。 哈尔滨的好吃有西式俄罗斯的,还有东北的,韩国的。逛街时,总能看到人在吃著名的马迭尔冰棍儿,是哈尔滨中央大街特色冷饮,有奶油色,特好吃。很让我吃惊的是,在哈尔滨人喝热可口可乐!不可思议会好喝的! 哈尔滨人因高身材、浪漫的性格而有名。据俗话,跟那边的男人交往非常有刺激,可是因为不靠谱,太浪漫的性质,而不应该嫁给那边的男人。 ENGLISH TRANSLATION: Harbin Snow and Ice Festival 20th March 2015 At the end of February I went with my classmate Nina to the Snow and Ice Festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang.  Once a year the Harbin Snow and Ice Festival is held for one month. You can find large-scale sculptures,…

Read More