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Ethical Issues in My Profession: One thing I noticed was the lack of safety in the construction workers we passed while walking through Beijing.  Workers did not have the saftey equipment that is required in the United States. Workers were … Continue reading →

So it was finally time to leave Beijing. Vivien came to say goodbye and had gotten us a farewell gift. She wasn’t able to come with us to the airport because she had class. Ruby had gone with us and … Continue reading →

Day 13 – Starting our last full day in China we had a lesson with the older lady who spoke yesterday. She taught us about marriage and family in China. It was a very good lecture and she kept my … Continue reading →

Day 12 – This morning we went to Lenovo. Once inside Michelle and I were playing mahjong on one of the big touch screen computers.  A Lenovo worker came out and asked Matt to throw a paper plane into a … Continue reading →

Day 11 – Today we took an hour long bus ride to an alcohol factory, Nulanshan. As soon as you stepped off of the bus you could smell liquor. We walked around and saw the history of the factory and … Continue reading →

Day 10 – This morning we visited the Birds Nest and Water Cube. On our way, the bus got stuck under a tree. The tree branch scraped the top and it took a while for us to get moving again. … Continue reading →

Day 9 – Today, we were allowed to sleep in from our very packed “free” day yesterday. We had a lesson on Chinese economics. The man who was speaking kept coughing and was describing the economics in ways that were … Continue reading →

Day 8 – So today was our free day. We met one of the students, Ruby who helped us to get to the Pearl Market. We took the subway and had to transfer 3 times. It is only 2 rmb to … Continue reading →

Day 7 – We met at 7:50 to go to the Great Wall. It was about a 2 hour bus ride to get there. As we drive there we went through tiny villages and saw some of rural China. It … Continue reading →

Day 6 – Today we went to the summer palace, it was so far my favorite day. The palace was magnificent and glorious. We walked through the long corridor of the summer palace and there were beautiful hand painted pictures … Continue reading →