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August 2013 \u2013 May 2014: China. It had been a little while since my great time abroad in Australia. Of course, I realized interesting trips to other cultures since then, but I will write about them later. Today let me continue about my next big adventure: Studying my MBA degree in Shanghai, China. I figured it was the right time for me to go abroad again and start a global Master of Business Administration program in destinations that I hadn\u2019t seen before. Why the MBA now? Well, find me on LinkedIn and you can tell \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

HULT International Business School was my choice (http:\/\/www.hult.edu\/<\/a>) as they provide campus all over the world. They are the World\u2019s Most International Business School and I got accepted. So: Shanghai!! CHINA!<\/strong>
\nAwesome. A lot of my friends were scared by my choice; others said it is exactly the right thing for me. Well, it turned out cool to find out that they were right. You know, what scares but also attracts you somehow might be an ideal choice! What is your inner wish but so far out of your comfort zone that you are simply still scared of it? Where would you head to?<\/p>\n

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DO IT<\/strong>. I boarded a plane to Shanghai and arrived well in China, even though the Visa process then took long. What I highly recommend is to take the MAGLEV train from the airport towards the city. Ride that thing at a speed of 431 km\/h or 268 mph and literally continue flying or floating. You can still take a taxi then to your final destination but never take a taxi you been asked for or a red-colored one!<\/p>\n

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Did I tell you that I wasn\u2019t speaking any Mandarin (Chinese) at that time? Did you know that no taxi driver -except the ones with 5stars which are 3 out of 100,000 drivers- speaks English? Any English. Better prepare a print out of your address in characters. I mean, I had that \ud83d\ude09 but it\u2019s still fun. Shanghai is one of the world’s biggest and craziest cities without any doubts and you can feel that right from the start. More than twice as many skyscrapers as in New York, a very impressive architecture, and so many people everywhere and anytime! But that\u2019s actually a reason why you can also buy delicious street food everywhere. And if your stomach is stable, you should be fine. But do watch out for scooters, they can run you over! Traffic is becoming more organized but yep: it\u2019s still crazy China \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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To life and study in Shanghai opens up your mind and thinking: what a city. Lots of business opportunities, some risks and you\u2019re never safe, but hey, such an atmosphere to take risk and become part of the everlasting hustle and bustle..! No other city exposes you so much to the contrast of poor and mega-rich, tradition and innovation, locals and ex-pats from all over the globe. The Networking opportunity is huge and the culture therefore big. Look for events like the one I helped realizing at HULT, we organized a TEDx Speaker Event in the sense of networking: http:\/\/www.tedxhultshanghai.org\/<\/a>\"IMAG3089\"<\/p>\n

After networking: Do you like going out, clubbing?<\/strong> Like crazy? Shanghai never sleeps and parties long hours. I should not say more. Well:<\/p>\n