Final Thoughts

Ethical Issues in My Profession: The business field tends to have some ethical issues. Some include hostile environments and data sharing. There is a pressure in business to advance to the top, thus a hostile, unwelcome environment could be formed. It is important to keep a safe, happy, and friendly workplace to ensure workers stay…

Day 13 – Time to Say Goodbye

Today’s the day we leave China for home. I woke up and packed the remainder of my things and weighed my suitcase to make sure it wasn’t overweight. Luckily my bag was at a safe 43 pounds so I came downstairs for breakfast. I had a fabulous final breakfast consisting of a croissant, french toast…

Day 12 – BeaYUtiful Garden

I cannot believe it’s our last full day in China. It flew by so quickly. Today is our visit to the Yu Garden and also time for our final presentations. When we arrived, we walked around some of the local streets. The architecture was beautiful both in the streets and gardens. We waited in line…

Day 11 – Let’s Get Down to Business

Today we woke up, ready for our professional day ahead. We had two corporate visits, one being TE Connectivity and the other being Du Ponte. After our other company visits, most of us expected a lot from these companies. We arrived at TE Connectivity and went to their conference room. They gave us a speech…

Day 10 – ImPORTant Visit

I woke up today feeling energized for the day ahead. We headed down for a wonderful meal and got on the bus, which was headed to the largest port in China. The drive to our destination was 2.5 hours long but we had a speaker talk for the first 45 minutes. He worked for the…

Day 9 – Knot Today

Today we had our university visit. I fell asleep last night before I could get ready so I rushed to shower, got ready, and headed down for breakfast. The breakfast was great as per usual. We all gathered, sat in our usual seats, and the bus ride wasn’t too long. When we arrived, we walked…

Day 8 – Cruise of Views

Today I woke up at 4 am. We had to be downstairs by 6 am so thank goodness I had woken up earlier. I packed my things, showered, changed, and gathered my things to head downstairs. We waited for the breakfast to open up and all had breakfast together, us being the only ones there….

Day 7 – Terra Cotta Warriors & City Wall

On our last day in Xi’an, we woke up around 8 and went downstairs for breakfast. I had an amazing french toast, hash browns, chicken nuggets, a croissant, and some fruit, along with a refreshing orange juice. Today I was really missing home but we had an exciting day ahead visiting the Terra Cotta warriors…

Day 6 – Children’s Village & Wild Goose Pagoda

Today I woke up a bit late but quickly got ready and rushed down to breakfast. The breakfast was decent. I had french toast, a croissant, and a hash brown. Overall, I was satisfied and when we finished, we made our way to the lobby to go to the Children’s Village, which was a service…

Day 5 – Train, Drum Tower, & Muslim Street

We had to get up super early this morning and be down in the lobby at 6am! We got bagged breakfast which was good but I was too tired to enjoy most of it. We got to the train station which was similar to an airport. We had to stand in a long line to…

Day 4 – Forbidden City, Hutong Tour, & Temple of Heaven

On our fourth day, we were up at around 7:30 to get ready. We made our way down to breakfast and I had my usual potato and bread breakfast. We then all got onto the bus for our next cultural visit which was the Forbidden City. As we got out of our bus, we made…

Day 3 – Cheetah Mobile and Microsoft

Today was a later day so I got to sleep in until 8 and then I got ready for breakfast. Again I had the same breakfast consisting of potatoes and bread. I initially wasn’t too excited for the site visits but they truly blew my mind. We first made our way to Cheetah Mobile. I…

Day 2 – Central University of Finance

Today we woke up at 7. I came down to breakfast and had the same as I did the day before: potatoes and bread. We had our University visit at CUFE. The bus ride was about 1.5 hours so I was able to nap a bit. When we finally arrived I didn’t expect to interact…

Day 1 – The Greatest Wall of All

Today was our first full day in China! I woke up bright and early at 6am (which would never happen back home). At 7:30 we went down to breakfast and it was really good. Then we all met in the conference for an overview of our entire stay in China. After that we went to…

Pre-departure Report

My international experience to date is moderate. I have been to a few European nations including Spain and Portugal for two weeks and Italy for two weeks. In these countries, I visited various museums, churches, and famous landmarks (like the Coliseum for example). I have also been to a few islands such as Jamaica, Turks…

Meet Plus3 China 2017!

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 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 will…