As part of getting serious about internships, I thought it was about time I got to meet some people in Beijing who might be able to help me out, what's the point of being here if I don't network. With that in mind, I decided to attend the dawn service at the Australian Embassy. Woke up at 3.30am, got home at 8, slept through my morning class, got woken up by Erik reminding me that we said we were meant to be having lunch together, went there then came back to my classroom and slept through my afternoon class. Just to wipe out the entire day, after I got back from teaching in the evening I went out to an open bar night. So while my studies are suffering, I can still tell myself I'm doing something useful; I did meet some interesting people here. The service itself was pretty haunting, and then they had egg and bacon rolls for breakfast for free! That's Australian hospitality. I even met another Australian studying at Tsinghua who lives in the building right next to mine, and we shared a cab back.
Another event I went to for networking, was last Friday evening, two days before I left for Chengdu, another ANZAC Day event, this time for AustCham (the Australia-China Chamber of Commerce). When I was there, I got talking to this guy called Matt, and said I was looking for an internship, and gave him my card. He said, "that name looks familiar... have you applied to IES Global?" I'd actually sent him an email on Sunday, and here he was! Sometimes even Beijing can be a small place. So I've got a few areas of interest open, so we'll see where they go. You never know, can't wait till I get something sorted and eliminate that source of stress
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