Arrival in Shanghai

Arrival in Shanghai ,I was a little bit nervous if I would be picked up in the airport or not, because i got no information about my accommodation prior my arrival in China. Upon arrival I found out that my luggage did not arrive. Unluckily, I got one of my suitcases one month later. Fortunately, there was a volunteer from Iaeste in the airport who picked me up and helped me on my first day in China.

Accommodation

During my three month Internship, I stayed in a flat with a lot of foreign interns from different countries .I shared a room with some of them and we also worked in the same office. At home and work, all my colleagues and flatmates were very friendly and they were always ready to help me when I had any problems or questions.

Working

My internship can be divided in 3 parts. Firstly, I spent almost a month in ID-Signet, local company for software development. I worked for the Pk-Me project with the other foreign interns and I prepared documentation for this project. The second month, I changed my job and come to iaeste. In Iaeste office my new responsibility was updating of the iaeste's web page. This job was very different from the first one because it was challenging and required team work and generating new ideas which I found very interesting. During the last month I created a New-year video which was my most interesting part of my internship in China. We are design our own video only our opinion so I know that this is unforgettable experience in my life. During my short  internship I had the chance to learn new things and I have opportunity to use and apply them. After getting back home I find that my internship in China was a very useful experience.

Culture, Life,...

China is very different from Europe a lot of issues and I have seen things both better and worse than in my home country and Europe. I live in Germany since 5 years, because I study there, but i am Turkish.  So, I had the chance to experience different cultures. I recognize that Turkey is not just geographic bridge between continental but also the bridge between different cultures, traditions  and lifestyles. I gained a valuable experience there, which changed my way of thinking and taking decisions.