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Yesterday was ok!! Been busy again at the company!!! As usual. We had to design to jackets, the only problem is, I think somewhere along the line we got confused or something got lost in translation, as we only just found out we have to put measurements on all our designs too! So, on every detail we have to put measurements in width and length, if you have a flap pocket you need to write how far down the pocket you want it to finish and how wide you would like it. Why did they only explain this to us today!!!!! It would have been ok if it weren’t for the fact we had been doing this wrong for the past 2 weeks! Anyway we have eventually got it right! This is the problem with coming to work in another country is, you can explain yourself to them over and over again, ask as many questions as you like, even show them what work you have done, and they will not correct you because for one they don’t know how to, and two I think our company doesn’t want to insult us. It all seems to stem back to middle school, where they are not allowed to make mistakes they are just expected to get it right and remember the answers to things in school, I think if Chinese people came to our schools in England after studying in china, they would take creative criticism quite as well as we do! Anyway I design two jackets today, I was pleased with them too ☺! They looked good! Got to pick which materials they would be made out of and now they have gone to be translated by the only person who speaks flaunt English in the company. After they go up to the technical department who make the patterns for the design (baring in mind this English to Chinese doesn’t translate well so I will probably have it sent back to me 10 times) then the pattern and the design is sent to the factory to be made into a sample, once this is done, they will deicide what need changing and then sample it again until its perfect! So this time next year, my designs will be all over china!!!! Sooo exciting!!! And maybe within the next few years Intrex will go global! Today has been really fun! We were told not to go to the company today, which although I do enjoy it, I have to admit its good to have a change in schedule now and again, Instead we went to the opening ceremony for the Sino-UK Textiles and Fashion Design Centre in association with the Zhejiang Textiles and Fashion College where we stay,

It was really interesting watch, considering they hadn’t taking into account the weather, so high winds and 20 foot boards didn’t mix, all the way through they had people stood there holding them up! They had flags up around the centre with all the different universities names on them who are involved with the project! (Salford being the best)

It was at this point Caroline made a new friend, one of the Chinese girls asked for a picture with us, think this was more aimed towards Caroline as after a few pics, she ran up to Caroline and hugged her, asking for another picture! Then a businessman that was there for the ceremony decided to join in the fun too and get into the pictures! It’s just so random here! We met some good contacts at the centre, such as the owner of the company we were sponsored by to make dresses out of a special material made from milk protein!

We also saw some of the dresses on display right around the meeting table where all the important people sat! haha! After we went for dinner in the hotel across from the centre, the food was amazing!!!!!

The nicest food we have eaten since arriving I think!!! I ate cow tongue too it was actually really nice! It’s amazing what sort of foods you get to try in these places. After dinner we went back to the college for the rest of the day to ourselves! Decided Ningbo centre would be good to go to! It was ok, got approached by a women riding on the back of a motorbike with her wedding dress on wanting a photo so Caroline took one of her, she also declared she loved us! This seems to happen a lot here! Everyone just loves you! WE WENT MC DONALDS for tea! It was so good! And it actually tasted like it does in England! Most global food places in china seem to taste a lot different to the English ones, I think its because they put a sort of Chinese twang on everything here! It all sort of tastes Chinese out here, even western food! Finally im home! Time to relax! Anyway new posts soon keep viewing please!!