Yesterday I returned from my trip to China, where I visited Shanghai and also participated in a summer camp where I was up-close-and-personal with Pandas.
The Panda Conservation Center where I worked was located in the rural mountains of Ya'an (a small city in SiChuan Province). There, I helped the workers by assisting in their day to day work such as:
* Maintaining the Pandas' Enclosures.
* Watching and Recording the Pandas' activities
* Preparing Food for the Pandas
* General maintenence (such as sweeping and cleaning)
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Although the work was tedious, I enjoyed working and helping the pandas in anyway I could. I also got the rare experience of actually being able to play and pet with pandas, which was very exciting.
When I was not working, our group explored and visited various cities. I have been to China many times before, so the cultural difference was not new to me, but to others in my group, it was shocking. Everything from the reckless driving to the eastern-style toliets was new to them- which made me realize just how different China is from the US.
I had an amazing time in China, and my group was a blast. Each person added to the overall experience, and without even one of them, the trip would not be the same.
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