Shanghai

My architecture internship in China

I can only recommend this programme (intern or volunteer) to anyone considering it. China was not, admittedly, number one on my list of places to Lloyd Helen in China, architecture student from Dublin: Lloyd Helen in China, architecture student from Dublin, in the office during his internship in Shanghaivisit. Perhaps that has been the beauty of it - it has opened my eyes to just how different even quite a developed part of the world can be when you leave the comforts of your own home. I wanted a new experience and China has provided it with more enjoyment than I could ever have hoped for.

Volunteers and interns during an excursion in China: hiking in Yangshou

Volunteers and interns during an excursion in China: hiking in Yangshou

Volunteers and interns during an excursion in China: hiking in Yangshou

Lloyd Helen in China, architecture student from Dublin

Lloyd Helen in China, architecture student from Dublin, in the office during his internship in Shanghai

Lloyd Helen in China, architecture student from Dublin

Classroom, Min Hang kindergarten, Shanghai

Classroom, Min Hang kindergarten, Shanghai

In a restaurant, Shanghai

In a restaurant, Shanghai

Irish Pavilion

Irish Pavilion

Yu Gardens, Shanghai

Yu Gardens, Shanghai

Volunteers at monastery in Suzhou, near Shanghai

Volunteers at monastery in Suzhou, near Shanghai

Settling in to life in Shanghai

Yu Gardens, ShanghaiI'm now into my seventh week in Shanghai and I'm well and truly settled in to my life here - I still have three weeks of my placement left, but I already find myself getting sad at the thoughts of leaving the city!

Jing'An Temple, Shanghai

Jing'An Temple, Shanghai