Program Reviews

I have enjoyed my time in China, being in Beijing is definitely an experience and I have visited some great tourist desinations on my days off, but unfortunately in terms of my internship I have not gotten much out of it at all.

Everyday here in Beijing brings a new adventure and some hurdles to overcome. First of all there is the language barrier and also the cultural difference to Europe. You have to extremely adapt to everydays new challenges in order to personally grow and in order to make your experience much better. My personal highlights here at work were that I was able to attend all these fairs my company had organized which allowed me to network with people all around the world. Also the working climate was very good with nice people who helped me to do my everyday work. Beijing is such a great city, there is so much history and things to and I made a lot of friends. All of that and the bundle of great experience I will take back home made my stay here unforgettable.

You should arrange something more interesting social activities as I wish to have more connections with the other foreigners and also local people. Some places which I have seen that are not interested to go, for example Zhujiajiao Water Town. If you want to arrange a small of group tour, I think it's better to go to Happy Valley (Amusement Park) and somewhere is more Asian and more traditional town, such as Qibao town.

I really enjoyed my time in Beijing, especially the social aspect with the other interns at Gi2C. The city is fantastic with lots to do including visiting the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. On the downside I was only at my job for one month so feel I did not have long enough to really get involved in big financial deals and a lot of what I did was not that useful for my future career. However, I did learn a lot about Chinese business culture and I feel the experience will be very useful in the future.

I am older than most interns. I have been to 16 countries, and have lived in three where English is not the primary language. You might say I have some life experience that is relevant to an internship in China. In the beginning, I kept a mental note of how it seemed every single day I was confronted with a new obstacle to overcome. For example: my electronic key wouldn't work to let me in the housing compound, there are no dryers readily available for finishing your laundry, I could not get to the post office during working hours, etc. . . . Oh, and I couldn't speak the language -- even to communicate basic needs.

Whether big or small, these hurdles came at me on a regular basis. I learned to work through them and built a custom-made Chinese set of solutions, which included: patience, determination, letting go, and Chinese friends who spoke (some) English. I took language classes twice a week for the first couple months, I found a translation app on one of the country's social networking sites. In short, I learned to adapt.

What I am coming away with is nearly 2,500 photos of my time here, innumerable memories, and a great boost to my resume. I am pursuing a Masters in Business Administration, with a concentration in Finance. This is the sort of work I wanted to do when I applied to Gi2C, and this is largely what I did. In the most general sense, I was put to work in a company researching new fields (particularly in the Technology and Finance sectors), and reporting to my boss on how their growing investment company could find opportunities for wealth creation outside of China.

Those who live in New York City like to claim: "If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere." Well, I have never lived in New York (though I've made many trips there), but I think a more accurate assessment is: "If you can make it in Beijing without speaking the language, you can make it anywhere." (It really wasn't so bad, I'm merely exaggerating . . .) But the point is, this country has a lot to offer, and Gi2C is an excellent way to get your foot in the door!

My Main role was to assist Chinese Investors in the Real Estate Market within the UK. This involved searching up prospective properties liaising with Housing Agents and calculating Rental Yields across the UK

I've been here for 2 weeks, my daily job is searching some information about spain immigranting. And sometimes I will do translation. I think the working environment is well, I have chance to speak English, however, it's not very satisfied. I would like to do something interesting and can learn something new. But I'm enjoy it~

It was rather hard at first to get around the city, but I am now more comfortable with taking the subway and bus. The staff has been very supportive and helpful. Overall it was a great experience, both with GI2C and on my own.

my daily experinces,include cheap transport to work,friendly and helpfull collegues,helpfull gi2c stuff,learning chinese language,eating different chinese food,touring around beijing and learning chinese culture,only difficulties is the pollution and language but showly i am getting used to the enviroment and the people.

Not much to tell about my day to day life. I'd usually wake up, have my morning workout, shower, head to work, and after work I'd have kick boxing class. Overall, I'm already adapting really well in China, getting used to my old routine just in another country. I've had an amazing time and experience here. The people, city, culture, they are all beautiful and I cannot wait to come back and visit them all again. The only problem I have with Beijing is the subway and the pollution.