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The famous lines of Nasca !
As everyone know, Nasca is known and visited principally because of those weird lines that ancient Nascas have drawn on the desert. Most of those lines are in forms of animals but some of them represent geometrical figures. So far, the explanations of...
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CRIJ
In the evening of March 12.I completed a simple report in Youth Activity Center in Marseille, France. this is my first time to complete the report in English, Honestly, I have a little nervous. The attendees are young people and interested in China. I...
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Eat smart part 1
Hi everybody, Just a few words to say that the eat smart project began on sunday night with a great beijing hot pot diner all together: chinese, vietnamese, italian and french team. So far we all have a really good time discovering each other culinary...
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Firts steps
Hello everyone! We arrived in Vistsa Alegre (closed to Nasca) on March, 3rd. We've been welcomed by al the others volunteers. For our frist week, our job was mainly to follow the volunteers during their classes to observe and learn. We also started the...
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One month in Peru
Niños de los Andes My name is Sandy, I'm 24 years old and I arrived in Peru a month ago. We live and work at Niños de los Andes which is situated in Nueva Villa, a district of Nasca in the south of Peru. Niños de los Andes has for mission to help the...
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Holidays baby !
Hello everybody ! Finally here I am: tomorrow I will go on holidays to Guangzhou in the south. Twenty one hours in a train riding through all China. Soooooooo great ! Last week we all had a lot of work to do, linked with the past eat smart week. Writing...
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Week end in Tianjin
Hi everybody ! Last time I (Capucine) promised you some news from Tianjin, so here it comes ! We’ve been there to visit Reneld who has been a french EVS volunteer in China few months ago. Now he’s back here and tries to find a job in Tianjin. After some...
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11 days left!
Hi everyone! I just came back from a two weeks holiday in Yunnan (province in south-west China) which was much appreciated after a whole winter in cold and polluted Beijing. It warmed my body and refreshed my mind! I am now 11 days away from returning...
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The Differences
This week I plan to finish a PPT about differences between France and China. It will be used in the youth center .Hopefully it will be useful for us to understand deeply and communicate easily. There are, of course, many differences between the two countries;...
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EVS Experience Part I
This post talk about the first months of my EVS experience! November and December was a important cultural and new place adaptation period. I needed learn about the Chinese culture and living in Beijing. This is the biggest city I have ever lived and...
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Subway story
From 8am the morning to 9:30am the subway is crowded, people just awoke up, Beijing is waiting for them. After their breakfast or at the same time they eat it, the Beijiners go to the subway. A part is walking like zombies, others are running after time,...
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Treasure hunt
Last friday, the last day of no school (closed because of the H1N1 flu ), before the 2 weeks holidays, we organised a treasure hunt for the children of the center. We wanted to organise a nice surprise as a nice way to say goodbye although most of us...
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A special Friday
Friday May 25th was the happy kindergarteners ‘day. Being the teacher of four classes of kindergarteners I participated with my students at this day. The day began with outside games of each class (2, 3, 4 and 5 years old). Bags races, musical chairs......
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Nightcall
After 3 months and half we are aware of what are the plans during the night. We have our habits and we know which are the chinese's one Most of the time Chinese people goes to restaurant or bar with friends but quite early. An other part during the week...
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Chinese Cuisine-3
Guangdong Cuisine Cantonese food originates from Guangdong, the southernmost province in China. The majority of overseas Chinese people are from Guangdong （Canton） so Cantonese is perhaps the most widely available Chinese regional cuisine outside of China....
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Chinese Cuisine-5
Jiangsu Cuisine Jiangsu Cuisine, also called Huaiyang Cuisine, is popular in the lower reach of the Yangtze River. Aquatics as the main ingredients, it stresses the freshness of materials. Its carving techniques are delicate, of which the melon carving...
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Chinese Cuisine-7
Hunan cuisine Hunan cuisine consists of local Cuisines of Xiangjiang Region, Dongting Lake and Xiangxi coteau. It characterizes itself by thick and pungent flavor. Chili, pepper and shallot are usually necessaries in this division. LEFT: Deep-Fried Chicken...
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Chinese New YearⅠ
Introduction of Chinese New Year Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is the most important traditional festival and a public holiday in China. The Chinese New Year 2013 starts in February 9 (Chinese New Year' Eve). It is the year of snake....
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Chinese Cuisine-6
Zhejiang Cuisine Comprising local cuisines of Hangzhou, Ningbo and Shaoxing, Zhejiang Cuisine, not greasy, wins its reputation for freshness, tenderness, softness, smoothness of its dishes with mellow fragrance. Hangzhou Cuisine is the most famous one...
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Chinese Cuisine-4
Fujian Cuisine Consisting of Fuzhou Cuisine, Quanzhou Cuisine and Xiamen Cuisine, Fujian Cuisine is distinguished for its choice seafood, beautiful color and magic taste of sweet, sour, salty and savory. The most distinct features are their "pickled taste"....
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Chinese Cuisine-2
Sichuan Cuisine Sichuan Cuisine, known often in the West as Szechuan Cuisine, is one of the most famous Chinese cuisines in the world. Characterized by its spicy and pungent flavor, Sichuan cuisine, prolific of tastes, emphasizes on the use of chili....
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About schools in Beijing
The main activity I have to carry out in my hosting organization deals with teaching English in some primary schools and in a kindergarten for migrants’ children, i.e. for the kids of people who come from the countryside in order to find a job in Beijing....
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Chinese Cuisine----Beijing Food/Snacks
In Beijing, you can find all the dishes above, and thousands of dishes not mentioned. So I just introduce some typical traditional Beijing food／snacks. TOP LEFT: Guotie （Pan-Fried Meat Dumplings） TOP SECOND LEFT: Stewed Liver, Beijing Style TOP SECOND...
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Chinese Cuisine-2
Shandong Cuisine Consisting of Jinan cuisine and Jiaodong cuisine, Shandong cuisine, clear, pure and not greasy, is characterized by its emphasis on aroma, freshness, crispness and tenderness. Shallot and garlic are usually used as seasonings so Shangdong...
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Christmas spirit
Hi everyone! Even if is a bit late we want to wish you Merry Christmas, but still on time to wish you Happy new Year! We had our Christmas eve and it was simply wonderful. We spend our Christmas eve with our Chinese friends and how you can see in the...