The past two weeks have given me insights and experiences that I could not have found elsewhere. This experience firstly, enhanced my educational and professional development. Through this experience, I have seen that there are vastly different ways to acheive the same goal. I have learned that there will always be differing circunstances and that…
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Salutations Shanghai
Our last day in China was definately an interesting one. We started the day by going to the yu garden, which we learned was built by a man for his parents so that they could enjoy retirement and grow old together. Because of this, the name of the garden translates to “to please one’s parents.”…
Shanghai Shipping
Today was a short yet interesting day. We started bright and early at 7:30 this morning. We then made the two hour track to the shipping yard. Along the drive we had a University of Pittsburgh alumni tell us what her life has been like since she moved to China over 7 years ago. She…
Happy Horiba-days
Today was by far the best day of company visits yet! The engineering side of me mixed with the business side resulting in an awesome day! We started by going to Amcham (The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. Here we discussed the interactions of companies in relation to each other, the government, and the…
Shanghai Shinanigins
Last night and today were amazing! Last night we got to experience Shanghai from the third story of a river cruise. We got to see the contrast between old Shanghai and new Shanghai, each on opposing sides of the river, as well as the awe of the lights and building screens. We also had the…
Warriors and the Wall
Today was a fun but tiring day. This morning we went to see the terracotta warriors, which were not entirely what I had expected. The beginning of our tour was in a museum type building with the history of the terracotta warriors and a few excavated statues in display cases. This caught me off guard…
Peace of TaiChi with the history of Tiananmen Square
Today was an interesting day, to say the least. From doing Taichi in the temple of heaven and earth to losing one of our own today was full of adventure! We started the day in Tiananmen Square where we saw the longest line I have seen outside an amusement park. There was a 3-hour wait…
Chill Children and Wild Geese
Yesterday’s train ride was interesting to say the lease, We rode the bullet train from Beijing to Xi’an which was the first time that I have ever ridden a train, yet alone one that goes 300 mph. It was amazing to see the “countryside” of China that appeared to be never ending cities. It was…
Huawei Hype
This morning I slept through my alarm and, luckily, woke up with enough time to get ready for our commpany visits. The first stop today was at Huawei, who had one of the nicest buildings I have ever seen. We walked in to 20 foot celings with elegant glass chandeleers and polished marble floors. The…
Skipping class to skip rope
This morning was a morning that proved the existence of Murphy’s law (anything that can go wrong will go wrong). I woke up to find that the iron from our room was missing, so despite my need to wear business casual attire today I had no means to iron my shirt. Also, after going to…
The Great Wall and Summer Palace
Today started bright and early at 3:00am when I woke up…then fell back asleep…then woke up again. After getting over the jet lag (for the most part) I was business as usual, shower, get dressed, get ready, and head down to breakfast. My first breakfast in China was exciting interesting yet delicious and included rice,…
Packing: A Pre-departure Introduction
Hey guys, my name is Chase and I am currently a student at the University of Pittsburgh majoring in Finance with an economics minor and aspirations to attend law school after undergrad. Long term, I would like to be a criminal prosecutor for 5-6 years then enter into a political career hoping to one day…
Meet Plus3 China 2019!
Welcome to the China Plus3 Study Abroad Program! Each year, a group of freshman engineering and business students will conduct a 2-week field study in several cities in China. The field study includes company visits, sightseeing, and lectures in China, and the students will learn about international dimensions of engineering, business, and culture. Each student…