johansvennung(臺灣)

The information about this requirement was not that good, so now students who barely speaks chinese, aer taking ths course in order to be able to graduate... :S

We skipped the break, to be able to finish earlier...it is 12.10 now and that "finish earlier", didnt really work out...(morning class suppose to finish 12.00 at latest)

But everytime I enter some portal, or homepage,, and click "english", it always keeps using chinese...

how can i tell which class I have this afternoon?

So amateur...

The worse part is that everytime I give feedback to the school, about improvements from the perspective of a foreinger..., they either blame someone else, or say "we will fix it", however, they have been saying "we will fix it" for up to 3 years now, and nothing happends...so rigid...or perhaps just culture

Lets do it again some day...(I always have the intention to return to a country, when I leave)

however i couldnt find any when i checked today...

however there is a lot of mold in my room... it smells like shit, i dont understand what my roommates have been doing, but i guess they r use to that their parents take care of them (they r from latino countries, which means highly collectivistic culture, thus mothers suppose to take care of the household...not the others... I went to the janitor

and he took some pics and told me they will deal with it when school starts... I asked for a new temporary room, and got a new key, to a room that also had mold...crazy...taiwanese dorms are made without ventilation...so stupid...

Looking a last time up to the skytower...before im leaving the city...

Shanghai is a little like Beijing...very chinese atmosphere in the city...with small stores and bikes mixed with cars...

We lived in a hotel in the very center of the city...the breakfast was nice...

It was nite to stay at a hotel as a change...not a 12 bed dorm...

Nice view from the hotel...in the morning

In the morning, on our way to the business school, i saw an chinese NCTU logo...so interesting...

Alot of people were already there...and they offered some kind of breakfast...even though I went up extra early to eat breakfast at the hotel as well (I only slept 3 hours last night).

We got our private room to work at...

We had class in the morning as well, and we adapted our plan to what we learned...

We had a "special weapon" which would lead us to success...

More class...not so much focus on housing, but more a gneral presentaion about how housing, energy and education are connected...

In china, people are not that taiwan friendly...even though I met many people who came from Taiwan who worked in shanghai with business related things...

On this map that was showed to us, taiwan was not listed..but neither was Bhutan, brunei, samoa etc...hard to be objective...

There were 3 people presenting...al. were intersting characters...this is the "energy guy"

We continued to work, with our solution...using happiness ad harmony...it was a great team...

We also promoted our university...with the flag...many people stopped and talked to us, especially people who had some kind of connection to taiwan...

At lunch time, Ashley, our indian "ambassador" gave us lunch...he gave us refill afterwards...I ate alot of them...

It was tastysallad wraps...so nice...

Ashley also helped us with providing information...abot the schedule and other practical things...

We had 12 minutes to present our solution...and we were asked not to be to many people presenting...these 2 guys were the ones carrying out the job...

We were asked not to check up on other groups, when they presented...however it seemed like the other groups all were spying on the groups presenting to the judges...

Many people were nervous...as the 2,5 hours of presentation time went on...

And many groups were using advanced presentations...however it was hard to understand their english sometimes...

The presentation for our team went fine, but as usual in asia, people like nice presentaion not nice facts... The Hult competition was a copy of Venture cup in Scandinavia, not sure why it is so popular...just some free food and a presentation...

It was served cookies and coffee all the time...I was sipping every no and then, resulting in that I was high on caffein...

After the presentation we were directed to a bus taking us to the finals...we were sent to the wrong bus first...where we were the only ones...

But later we came to the right one...and headed to the next destination...

Nice landmarks...high buildings...a sign of super capitalism in the communist state...Inconsistency?!?!

Hult Global Case challange, from Hult business school, names after the Swedish billionaire Bertil Hult...

People were filling up the room slowly...

The toilets at this place were interesting...ther was a hole where people who were peeing could watch people who were washing their hands...in the room beside...

New thinking...then u can pee until u know there is a sink available...

Mingeling outside of the building...just before the show starts...

A canadian girl who was studing at Hult´´s were hosting...

A guy from Taizhong, Taiwan was the Managaing director of Hult´s school in Shanghai...

One of the teams in the final, had a similar idea that I had, using solar cells to save money for other purposes...

It was kind of boring listening to super many ideas...people started to fall asleep...

Here are the winners of the asian round...

Here is the food...

Here is a team member, taking picture of another team...

We were met up by many people from hults buiness school (students who i guess didnt quilify in their own local qualifiers)...

We met alot of other teams from other asian countries...

And a room where we could work at...

We also got water...that was interesting, since all the bottles were really filled to the very top, meaning that if u presed them just a little to hard when opening them, water was spilled...

Dress code: Casual...

A welcoming speech and information session...

Then mingeling around...

My business cards were already finished, so I produced some temporary ones...

After class there were some food...

WIth some interesting combination of food...

Then more mingeling around...

Then we were heading back to the hotel...

After buying some proviant for the night...

Besides the room service that helped us out alot...

Some local chinese food...

And then working hard...

I think i went to bed at 4...and with a 5 hour jetlag from new zeeland it was not hard to fall asleep...

I left Auckland rather early...

I had to take the boat outside Auckland...

Crossing high waves...

To the famous (locally) island Waiheke...

It seems to be a pitoresque society, they even has a billboard, telling which people they did not want to come to the island...auckland is full of theifs...

We went around in this small couch...

the driver was nice...he had been to sweden...

The island has 35 wineyards...we ill visit 3 of them...one is said to be the top 2 in New Zeeland...

The landscape was similair to the one in france...it was a good place for planting some kind of grapes...

We were guided in some yards...I got the chance to ask usefull questions, but I still had one left that I didnt have time to ask...we also got to taste some of the wine...it was good...

Chardonnay is the most popular grape in New Zeeland...

As by the book of a farm, wineyard etc, there is a souvenir shop...

A classical wine maker...i want one of those...

Just like Riedl glasses that I always wanted...there ones looks like some I saw at RT-mart in Hsinchu, Taiwan...I will buy one next time I go there...it will take the wine experience to a new level...

This is how the house looked like...most houses on the island were red, due to the iron in the stones...but not this one...

This is the name of the first yard...non of the ones on this island has any export to the international arena, as I was told...

As usualt, bus is the best way to travel...

On the way to auckland, we passed some "lord of the ring" sites...far in the horizon is the shire...

And on this pic, I managed to capture a small part of a castel, that apparently also was in the movie...

I also passed by Hamilton...

And after a while I could see the high tower in Auckland...

Many foreingers, mostly australians and irish people joined up...

2 group leaders were picked...before we got to see the entertainment...

They painted themselves in the face...and here, just like in Australia, ppl had alot of tattoos...

And we got to see how they lived, watch some games and how they danced...

Just like when I was in the axcores, we ate food that was heated underground...

There after they performed some dances...again, and sang songs...

There after we ate the food...

The day after, a trip to a geyser parc was done...and we saw one of the biggest geysers in New Zeeland...

Alot of people were watching this geyser...

one of the few geyser areas in the world. the others are in yellowstone, gejsir and kamchatkapeninsula.

There were alot of holes in the ground...with strange names...

And lakes with funnd colours...

They also had a nice souvenir shop...

And mud ponds...

The next stop was Hells gate...another geo thermo area...

It was like walking on the moon...

And one of few warm waterfalls...

Every time I saw a cool site...it said "its the best/biggest/most unique, in the southerns hemisphere"

This is the hottest pool around...constantly boiling...

This is typical face paintings...very special...the more paint the more experience...

And I ended with some mud bath...

Tui was a famous beer in New Zeeland...super good...

I finally also bought a pizza at dominos...kind of small...but atleast I have tried it...I remember when I stayedin Southhampton, Dominis had alot of advertisements...

The hostel here has alot of flags...

I came to eat burges at Archies Burger cafe, however, it was not that super good...

Ths hostel seemed to have one of the highst climbing walla in New Zeeland...

Also walking in the city, near the Rotorua lake, seemed to be dangersous...it was thermal activities there aswell...

Tomorrow it is auckland.that will b my final destination here in new zealand..

The trip continues to Rotorua that is a small village 1 hour north from Taupo... The names of places here are similar to other Polynesian names, like "nui" in Rapa nui, which is the original name of Easter island...I heard that people from Taiwan came here, but they also went all the way from Easter Island...

This is the bus thats taking me the short distance...

It was similar landscpape as the rest of the island...

But suddenly hills appeard, and steam and smoke from them...it was a sign that we were near rotorua

Before I left the city, i treid this Pale ale...

And this beer, that I actually also tried in Gothenburg a longtime ago at Delirium...

And my favourite...on tap...

I finished this new zeeland wine with an italian flag on the label as I came to Taopu...

The Mcdonalds staff here in Taopu were very hostile...

Perhaps a culture thing...

There seemed to be some kind of iron man activity nearby...but it turnedout to be a relay racing...

The lake is a big part of the city...one girl crossed the lake longtime ago...it was far...

The tourist information was very nice...

New Zeeland is using the same logic as Australia, instead of saying 3% fat, they type 97% fat free...as if they were talking to americans...so funny...

I tried some turkish kebab, it was good...

Alot of people were walking alon the lake side...

Far on the other side, one could see mountains...

There were some monuments around to...

And alot of festivals...Today in Taupo it as the Great Lake Relay 2012...http://www.relay.co.nz I wish I knew more about it...so that I had the chance to participate...

After beeing stopped by the customs control i can conclude: they always ask so stupid questions. but i guess its their job...

there is some kind of festival going on, so many hostels and hotels are full. but its ok.just need to find out what to do until i leave in 1 week.

i want to go treeking,since the tourist fare in gothenburg said that new zealand has the best treeking in the world. to bad im only here so short.

They always have so funny combos in other countries...

It was nice...at global companies, atleast u know what u get...

NEw Zeelands north island...at the south side...

I spent some time at the toursit information...

Else they had some nice walking pathes in Wellington...

And monuments...

And the bay was calm, with some sailing boats cruising around...

I decided to go for a little "The ring tour"...to see some places where they recorded lord of the ring, which still is a huge tourist thing here in New Zeeland...

We drove around in a small bus...

Leaving every now and then...

To watch scenes from the movie...and compare to the real site...

Like from this well known spot...

And this one...

They even names some pathes after the production was made...

This is another road famous from the movie...

This is the Frodo and Sam is taking a rest...

And the guide had alot of equipment to make is look real...

People also got instructions about how to be a horse...

And from the hill it looks like this (we were told that if it was gray scale it would look cooler)...

We also visited the Weta Cave...to see cool figures and new productions...

Tintin is the newest production...

Weta is the name of the production company that Peter Jaskson uses for his productions...(or that actually produces)

HEre is the famous Gollumn statue...

And an 18 carat gold ring, made by a guy from the south island...

We ended the trip by going to the southern beach of the northen island...where you actually can see the south island some days...and now I felt really far far away from sweden...

After this, I was heading north...I took the bus, near the trainstation...where in Mcdonalds I saw this sign...

And this...does this mean "Ladies" toilet?

We drove until it became dark...I  got to see New Zeeland...

Im currently in Surfers Paradise in Queensland south of brisbane...the hostel had an "all you can eat" tonite...but it as not super good, it was more "eat up the food that is on the table"...i was not super full when it was over... However the waves are pretty high here.

We were picked up by a limo...owned by the hostel...by a guy who just started to work at the hostel...

The day started with a free guided tour in the north of the city center. passing historical places etc. The first people came here in the late 1700...(people from UK) not considering the aboriginals... Later of that day a visit to the Bundi beach was made...and tickets for the next destinationl: Surfers paradise was made. I burned myself in the sun, even though i used sun factor 50..

 And a pale ale again...

Just like Melbourne, there is a free shuttle bus in Sydney city center. It goes from the center to the harbour where the opera house is. Alot of people visit thqt place. I also tried Kangaroo Kebab. As usual the sauce is important for a good kebaba, but the sauce was not swedish standard...but it was interesting anyway. A little like Wild boar kebab...which i tried in sweden some year ago...

It is rare to see aboriginals in the south of Australia, so far i only seen them near darwin and alice springs...usually smelling sweet and drinking by night... In sydney and melbourne there are alot of asians...and alot of asian stores...even taiwanese stores... I came to sydney today at 17...omg there are so many hostels but many of them were full, if u dont wanna pay alot of money for a room u dont need. i prefer dorms, they are cheaper... Tomorrow I plan to see the opera house...its gonna b fun...after ayers rock and the opera house, u more or less done sydney..

I arrived to Canberra, want internet to check the DC comics store. I found that they might have closed in Australia, however i found one in Indonesia..its a pity didn't do my store research in time, then i could have bought my batman cuff links there instead... I tried Kangaroo today, it was interesting... I think i found the DC comics stores, on internet, but no one in Australia...however in Auckland...but just a post box..I hope they have a store there...i will email and find out... Australia has however a nice range of Beers, i drank a nice Ale today What surprised me was that Canberra is not a super fun city to travel in, it is calm and has a nice Mall in the city center...but that plus some historic sites is more or less what it i s... Temp varies from 15 in the night to 25 in the day, so it is more or less like a September weather in sweden. Tomorrow I will go to sydney...it will b exciting...

I am currenty in melbourne. today i was applying for a visa to china. it was expensive (i needed to buy an urgent one), and the proces was kind ofcomplicated, went to the councular office first, where i also visited yesterday to save some time (hard to find it), how ever there was no info.. aoubt anything. this morning i came there and they told me that the office has moved, so almost running i went to the address they gave me...(for visa appliation), when there they told me that i needed a copy of flight ticket and booking of hotel. i needed rush to get these info since the urgent applications stops at 12 each days. and luckily i also has a paper copy of my aistralian visa, whish also was required... i need to show my booling reciept for hotel and flight ticket when i pick it up. i hope they will accept it... it starts to feel like last year when things also screwed up in the end, and i really disliked china... i will try to continue to canberra tomorrow...and buy a flight ticket to new zealand soon. else i havnt done so many things here...exepct wasted money on visa and flights tickets...

yesterday i made a one day trip to ayers rock and its surroundingsg. this morning i arrived to the south coast and adelaine.i will go to melbourne tomorrow.the only thing on my mind is my chinese.cisa. there.is.always something spolinf my vacation.:( i hope.i can get one.i woll probably.ger.an urgent visa,its a burden to be forced to stay at the sameplace and figjt.ticket prices increases.every day.