{"id":2748,"date":"2017-11-08T01:59:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T01:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/?p=2748"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:42:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T15:42:23","slug":"chemistry-in-china-the-adventure-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/globetrotters\/chemistry-in-china-the-adventure-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemistry in China- the Adventure begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over 10 weeks ago, my life changed completely. For the better. I was moving to China for a year! I was very apprehensive about it and even considered dropping out last minute. Somehow, I managed to pull through the apprehension, apply for a visa and travel to China all in a space of 4 days.<\/p>\n<p>Let me introduce myself. My name is Nancy (Nancyanne) and I am a 3rd year chemistry student on a year abroad. I excited to share my travel adventures with you all. I am the same Nancyanne from Cardiff insiders. Feel free to check my other blogs <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.cardiff.ac.uk\/insiders\/author\/nancyturnbull\/\">here<\/a>. As this is an introductory blog, I will answer 5 common questions people ask and I\u2019ll share more as the months go by. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why China?<\/strong><br \/>\nOriginally, I planned on going on a year in industry. However, an excellent member of staff advised me to go on a year abroad instead because I love travelling. There were loads of places to go to but, China was unique. I had been studying mandarin with languages for all since year 1 so I thought, \u201cChina is ideal\u201d. It is not as expensive as Hong Kong or Singapore. It is not cold like Canada and America is just America. I also love south east Asia so, China was just perfect. Well still is the perfect place to be.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is studying Chemistry in China like?<\/strong><br \/>\nI think studying in china is like a pendulum. You go from one extreme to another. 98% of the time I love China, I am on a dose of euphoria. It\u2019s beautiful, there is lots to eat, the people are nice and travelling is so cheap. However, that 2% lack of euphoria can be overwhelming. Those are the days I just want to go back home and I get tired of how good it is. But I love it! With regards to chemistry, It\u2019s a bit challenging. I have a flexible schedule so, I have to be disciplined to get any work done. Having said that, I really love how hardworking all the students are. I am based at a postgraduate campus so all the students are quite driven and inspirational.<\/p>\n<p><strong> Would I consider living here in the future?<\/strong><br \/>\nI would love to work here for a couple of months every year then go somewhere else then come back and then go back and so on.<\/p>\n<p><strong> How did I come to China?<\/strong><br \/>\nBy plane. Jokes. Like I said before, my school has a year abroad programme and I decided China was\/ is the place to be. People like me are called exchange students. Similar to Erasmus students but that\u2019s just in Europe. In addition, when I applied to come here, the university, Nanjing University of technology (\u5357\u4eac\u5de5\u4e1a\u5927\u5b66) told me I could apply for a scholarship as well. Thankfully I was approved (the scholarship is about \u00a3500\/month).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What next?<\/strong><br \/>\nI hope I will do well this year and finish my degree then, come back here for postgraduate studies or for business.<\/p>\n<p>Hope this helped you get to know me a little bit. In my next couple of blogs, I will give more details on how to apply for this programme &amp; scholarships using chemistry as an example. Feel free to comment below if you have any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Over 10 weeks ago, my life changed completely. For the better. 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