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...long my football shorts and the shirt of my favourite football club, the Tottenham Hotspurs. These kinds of parties are a lot of fun, with games all night related to sports and some competition between those who support different teams. However, my whole perception of a 'theme' was turned upside down when I went to my first international conference in Belgium. One night's theme was "Sex Change" and we all had to dress up as another sex. Once again I was forced to tie my shirt in a bow, wear the hotel's towel as a skirt and succumb to my girl friends who eagerly plastered my face with pink and purple make-up. But, conferences are not just fun, they are also inspiring. In Shanghai, we talked about current topics going on in the world. We shared ideas on the reasons behind factories polluting their local rivers, about labour shortages in Gu...