ETHICAL ISSUES IN MY PROFESSION: One of the biggest ethical issues in the smartphone industry is the collection of user data. This collection of user data as a means of profit was mentioned several times, at various company visits from Cheetah Mobile to Microsoft. This method of profit was also mentioned by many groups during…

The day started off bright and early. It was our final, full day in China! In the morning, we boarded the bus to visit Yu Garden. WOW! This garden was absolutely beautiful, with its traditional architecture and koi ponds. Its really fascinating when you think about how China has been able to preserve and maintain…

We had two company visits today. Our first stop was at TE Connectivity. The TE Connectivity plant in Shanghai is known for making connectors. Although the lecture from the speaker was quite short, I was still able to get a solid idea of what this company was about. The factory tour was really interesting. I…

I was really excited for this day because we were going to go visit Yangshan Port — the largest port in the world. The port was about a two-hour drive from our hotel. Along the ride, we had a guest speaker named Mac Sullivan. He works for Toll, which is a freight forwarding company. He…

Today we visited Donghua University! I was really excited to be able to meet up with other university students again and also be able to hear another lecture. When we first arrived, a guest speaker from Togo gave us a lecture about the e-commerce industry. It was nice to hear what he had to say,…

I woke up at 5:30 in the morning to get ready to depart for Shanghai. The Xi’an train station was very nice and not as crowded as the Beijing train station. It was also a lot cleaner. During the six hour train ride, all I did was sleep. Because all I did was sleep, the…

The start of this day was extremely early. However, it was worth waking up early for. From the hotel, we rode the bus about an hour away to visit the Terra-cotta Warriors. When we first arrived, I couldn’t believe how many tourists were present. There were more tourists than at the Great Wall! The warriors…

On Day 6, we got to experience something that I will never forget. We traveled to Children’s Village to visit the children there. Children’s Village is a foster home for children whose parents are in prison. On this short trip here, I got to meet many of the kids. One girl, especially, touched my heart….

This day began extremely early. I woke up at 5:30 in the morning and hastily prepared myself to check out of our hotel in Beijing by 6AM. From the hotel, we traveled to the High Speed Rail station for 5 hour trip to Xi’an. The train station was SO crowded. People were running, pushing, cutting…

Looking at the schedule for this day, I could already tell that it was going to be very long and exhausting — we were going to the Forbidden City, allies of Beijing, Temple of Heaven, and having a taichi class! When we arrived at Forbidden City, I couldn’t believe how many visitors were actually there….

I was very impressed with the visit to Cheetah Mobile. Prior to visiting this company, I wasn’t sure what to expect. As soon as we arrived, I noticed that the employees walking into the building were dressed very casually. The inside of the company was amazing. I had never seen anything like it before. It…

Our visit to Central University of Economics and Finance was something that I was looking forward to on this trip. I was excited to be able to meet local university students and be able to compare how their student lifestyle is similar/different to ours in America. CUFE has an impressively large campus! I was amazed…

The first day in Beijing was strenuous due to battling the effects of jet lag. After first waking up around 5AM, Chloe and I went downstairs to the hotel lobby to get breakfast at 8AM. We were presented with a mouth-watering array of food — much fancier than I have ever seen in any hotel…

My international experience to date is: With a passion for traveling, I have been to many international countries. Since around 2012, I have traveled to Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Austria. However, I have never had the opportunity to visit China. Through my experience traveling, I have learned to respect and embrace…