Michaela Willer shared part of her experience working abroad in China on her blog.

The shelter had been commended for their work on the Crested Ibis. The guide told me there were only 7 Crested Ibis in the world back in the 1980’s and the center we were at was responsible for helping them stave off extinction. There are now thousands in the world. Apparently it is easier to breed birds than bears.

We also saw golden takin, silk deer — who are hunted for their antlers which are used as traditional medicine, black bears that they called moon bears,  Sibuxiang — a chinese animal that is a mix between a horse, donkey and goat — and golden monkeys. There were also vultures, eagles, an owl, an  eagle and a peacock.

It was really cool to see all the animals and it was better yet because there were barely any people there. Most people go to Chengdu to see Pandas so this place isn’t very well known. It was 30 years old though and you could tell. It wasn’t necessarily in a state of disrepair, but it needed a little loving.

Right now I am in the middle of my flight from Xi’an to Guilin. It is only an hour and a half versus the 20 hour or so train ride that it would have been otherwise. The warriors were definitely worth the time spent in the train and the Muslim Quarter was great. I am really excited for Guilin, maybe we might even get fresh air there.

Britta Marie wrote about the EuroSpring field trip to Burford and Bath.

On our second field trip, we went to Burford and Bath. In Burford, we went to the church where the Levelers we killed. The Levelers were soldiers for Cromwell’s Army who were fighting for their rights after they had succeeded in overthrowing Charles I. They wanted to remain a group and receive benefits for what they had done. The Levelers who would not back down from this stance were held as prisoners in the Burford church and eventually killed there. There was also a famous cheese shop there so of course we stopped and got some

Next we traveled to Bath, where we toured some 2000 year-old Roman Baths. I couldn’t believe how much technology they developed! They invented heated flooring and plumbing, and they had the ability to quickly drain or fill the pools. There were baths of varying pools in sizes and temperature, it was incredible!

After the tour we were free to roam the city, so Kelsey, David and I went to William Herschel’s house where he discovered Uranus with his telescope in the 18th century. He and his sister studied astronomy and they moved in with the royal family after their discovery. I had been learning about Herschel in my science class, so it was nice to have a fair amount of background knowledge before going here. Can’t wait for the third trip, to Statford-upon-Avon.

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