So, yes, I’m moving back to Beijing! This time to write my final thesis in a project at Peking University.

The past weeks were filled with my last exams, a (really interesting) scientific paper we wrote, finding someone to take our apt in Cologne and miscellaneous – seemingly never ending – last preparations. But there were also lots of “goodbye meetings”, which – though kinda sad by definition – were lots of fun.
I really have to thank my girlfriend and my family for bearing me and my stress-induced moods.

But now I’m here and staying (at least for 6 month). And as lots of people asked me to keep them updated I thought of reviving this blog and add more personal posts to the automatic del.icio.us news and occasional videos I’ve been posting lately.

As I got a nice new cam (Canon IXUS 980 IS), I’m also gonna try to post some more pics from time to time.

The flight with Air Emirates was ok. I met a young Chinese guy, 啊佐 , who works as a cook in Den Haag at Düsseldorf Airport who coincidently had the seat right next to me on the plane to Dubai. Scince he didn’t talk any other language than Chinese it was quite a good way to get used to talking more Chinese. We talked nearly the whole 6 hour flight and spent the tiring 5 hour delay in Dubai together. The next flight we were seated seperately, which gave us both an opportunity to sleep a little.

Arriving at the new Terminal 3 in Beijing half an hour early, we got through passport check and customs quite fast. Somehow everyone bringing food to China got checked, but packing only (lots of) chocolate I got let through after a quick look into my bags.

The rest was quite uneventful: taxi – hotel – text parents – sleep

And now? Here a quick excerpt from my todo list:

• find an apartment
• extend my visa
• meet the professor
• start working
• meet the gongfu teachers
• start training
• …

I’ll keep you posted