Today we went on easily one of the weirdest company visit that we will be on. We visited the Sunshine Insurance Group’s Beijing campus. The campus itself though is beautiful. It looks like a European college campus, with lots of green space. I wouldn’t be able to tell whether I was in Princeton or not if…
Tag: Plus 3 China
Blog day 2: Squat’n and Sweat’n
On our first full day in Beijing, we went to easily the most famous landmark in China, the Great Wall. The section of the wall that we went to was well outside of the city, even outside of Beijing’s seven rings. So, we were in a rural area. On the way there I noticed something…
Day 3: CUFE & Olympic Park
Our itinerary for today included just a visit to Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) and afterward, we decided as a group to go to the Olympic Park from the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and a local marketplace. We arrived at CUFE around 10:00 AM and received a lecture from Dr. Yao on 5…
Day 2: The Great Wall
After falling asleep within minutes of lying down last night I found myself awake bright and early at 6:30 am. We were meeting Liliana and Jane from The Asia Institute at 8:00 am in the lobby to head to our program orientation at another hotel. I showered and headed downstairs to grab breakfast. I was…
Day 1: Traveling to China!
After getting back from our group dinner at 8:00 pm and knowing that we were meeting at 2:15 to head to the airport I decided to hold off on sleeping. This was for two reasons. First, I didn’t want to put myself through trying to wake up after only sleeping for such a short amount…
China, here we come!
Hi! My name is Ryan moore, and I am a rising sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh. I am in the College of Business administration, and am currently an undeclared major. I am from Westfield, New Jersey, and look forward to this trip to China! One of the deciding factors in choosing Pitt as my…
Ryan Moore Pre-Departure Report
– My international experience to date is: I have traveled a fair amount internationally. Technically internationally, I have visited Mexico 8 times for mission trips and have been to Canada. Overseas, I have been to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland for a school organized trip, and I have visited South Africa with a layover in Dubai…