Today was our second day in Beijing! We spent most of the day at the Central University of Finance and Economics. After about an hourlong bus ride we arrived at the university’s campus which seemed pretty similar to a college campus in the US. The first part of our day at the university consisted of…
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Day 1: The Great Wall
Today was our first full day in China! We started the day by having a delicious breakfast at our hotel buffet. After our breakfast we got on the bus to travel to the Great Wall. On the way there our tour guide Joe taught us a lot about Beijing during the different dynasties and the…
The American Chamber of Horiba
I woke up this morning well rested and ready for the day ahead of me. For the first time in almost a week, we were back in business casual attire. Today, we were vising the American Chamber of Commerce and Horiba. I got ready and headed downstairs for another breakfast. Once again, the doughnuts and…
Planning Shanghai
Why no blog from day eight? You guessed it! yesterday was another travel day, this time from Xi’an to Shanghai. We spent roughly the same time on the bullet train as our last trip, and saw many of the same sights. The first thing I noticed when I got off the train in Shanghai was…
Dusty Warriors
This morning started out a bit hectic- Krish and I both slept through our alarms despite turning in relatively early. Luckily, we woke up with around fifteen minutes to get ready, so we made the bus on time but couldn’t get breakfast. Our first stop of the day was the Terracotta Warriors. They were discovered…
Bulleted to the Kids
Yesterday was a day of travel from Beijing to Xi’an the bullet train. This was my first time using a train for travel, let alone an engineering marvel that doesn’t exist in the United States. Speeding by the Chinese countryside at almost 200 miles per hour offered a view of China that we didn’t see…
VIPHuawei
I woke up to my alarm this morning, a sign that I had hopefully overcome jetlag. Today was a big day! We were visiting Huawei and VIPkid, our first two company visits. I was particularly excited to visit Huawei, as they have rapidly improved their technology over the past few years and now are rivaling…
CUFE > Market
Jetlag hit me even harder today than yesterday, waking me up at 4:30 am and rendering me unable to fall back asleep. It was okay with me though because the twelve-hour time difference meant all of my friends in the States were up, so I could talk to them for longer than a few minutes. …
Going Global: Adaptability in Action
International travel requires an ability and willingness to adapt to a change in plans at any given time. This challenge arose during departure from South Korea, wherein domestic flights were delayed for the returning Plus3 Program, creating inconveniences for all. Nonetheless, I loved my time exploring this nation in Southeast Asia. I grew both professionally…
The 40-Hour Journey
Today was a whirlwind, frantic, exhausting end to our trip. It began with a relatively smooth (although long) bus ride from Busan to Seoul. As we drove, I found myself wishing we had spent more time in the countryside – the view of the mountains outside the window was gorgeous. Plus, how often will I…
South Korea… I’ll Be Back
My Plus3 trip to South Korea was truly an eye-opening experience. While traveling across the glorious country I learned many things about Korean culture both in a social sense and business sense. Each company we visited and cultural location we went to allowed for me to understand how life in Korea differs from life in…
Plus3 China Conclusions
Studying the business climate in China was an incredible experience. It allowed me to see things from a different perspective, for example I could see how cultural differences affect business practices, and I learned so much that I will be able to take with me throughout the rest of my college career and well beyond….
Verona Consortium
Today all we had planned was a visit to the Verona Consortium. The Verona Consortium has around 40 different companies in the consortium and works with about 100 companies. Something that really stood out to me about the companies was that they are actually very small, and I could see this a lot when we…
Witness Venice
I woke up this morning with Venice being the only thing on my mind. I have always wanted to visit this beautiful city and have been looking forward to today since I knew I would be in Plus3. We had to take a train to Venice which I actually enjoyed so much. We traveled through…
New Academy of Design & More
Our first stop today was to the New Academy of Design which was extremely interesting to me. It just felt amazing to be at a place with so many creative people at one time. It was also so cool to see some of the designs from the current students there. We got a chance to…
The Beautiful City of Verona
Today we got to Verona, and it has by far been my favorite city of the trip. The town is very small and is a perfect representation of what I thought an Italian city would look like. First, we took a walking tour where we stopped at the iconic arena. From an engineering standpoint, it…
Operation: Signing off
Being selected to travel to South Korea was one of the greatest opportunities I have had in life so far. I learned a lot academically and culturally. I also met some amazing people, who I hope to call lifelong friends. The memories made certainly are. As an electrical engineer, visiting places like Samsung and Hyundai…
The Cleveland of South Korea
We left our short stay in Gyeongju for an even shorter stay in Ulsan which is an industry heavy port city. It was not as magnificent as Seoul or as beautiful as Gyeongju, but it looked like it could be a neighborhood taken out of Seoul. Dr. Yun referred to it as the Cleveland of…
🇺🇸🇰🇷 A Time to Remember
Being eligible for and choosing to join Plus 3 are among some of the best things that came to me since I became a student at Pitt. As a Political Science and Marketing student wishing to attend Law School one day, I knew I wanted to study abroad in a place with a political climate…
Day 14: Bound for USA
Today was a sad day, as we were finally leaving Augsburg and heading back home to the states. We woke up super early so we could get to the airport on time. As always, I personally woke up again to “Never Gonna You Up” by Rick Astley. I went downstairs to dig into a big…