Overcoming cultural barriers
After a two hour train ride, we arrived in Guangzhou. When I passed immigration and customs, something greeted me in the women’s restroom: a hole in the ground.It’s strange how, though this city isn’t...
View ArticleGood Bye, China.
I am writing this blog from the airport on my way out of China. I am sad to be leaving, especially since I am starting a 24-hour travelling odyssey from Guangzhou to Baltimore through Tokyo, Japan and...
View ArticleAbout to leave for China!
Hello everyone! My name is Eric Bailey and I am about to leave for my study abroad trip to Hong Kong and Guangzhou in China! The title of the course is Doing Business in China, and as an engineering...
View ArticleInternational China
By Leah XuBefore the trip, a lot of people traveling with me to China were wondering if they should prepare for any major culture shocks, thinking that it would be an entirely different world. I still...
View ArticleCars and the People who Drive Them
By Lauren PowersRush hour. The greatest time of the day, right? Wrong. Some days it seems like there isn’t anything worse than sitting in beltway traffic for what seems like millenniums. I used to...
View ArticleReversing Old Notions
By Leah XuI must admit I have long had notions about the Chinese economy that are in line with prevailing Western thought. I have always thought of the economy as an export economy; leveraging cheap...
View ArticleQUEST2China and Beyond
By Sherry FengQUEST2China was an amazing and phenomenal experience for me. Being able to go to Hong Kong and China and immerse myself both in daily-life Chinese culture and in local/international...
View ArticleTo China and Back
By Katarina BelinicherThis trip to China was so much greater than I could have ever imagined. As I’m sitting here trying to think of a way to share my experiences, I’m struggling not because there...
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