Study Abroad with UNA
jthale
Week 2 in China
Week two in China has been great! It started off with us visiting a local high school and talking and answering questions the students had. The visit to the school was definitely a great comparison as to how different our education system in America is to that of China. Each classroom had about 40-50 students in it, all crammed into a small room with no air conditioning. It was about 85 degrees the day we visited, and it felt like 95 in the classroom. The students gave us a presentation about Chinese culture, dance, and food. After they did the … // Read more
China week 2
Week two in China has been great! It started off with us visiting a local high school and talking and answering questions the students had. The visit to the school was definitely a great comparison as to how different our education system in America is to that of China. Each classroom had about 40-50 students in it, all crammed into a small room with no air conditioning. It was about 85 degrees the day we visited, and it felt like 95 in the classroom. The students gave us a presentation about Chinese culture, dance, and food. After they did the … // Read more
Mount Tai
Yet another day of fantastic site-seeing here in China. We had an elaborate breakfast provided by the hotel we stayed at last night, then it was off to Mount Tai. At Mount Tai, you have two options: you can ride the cable car up the mountain (which takes about five minutes) or you can walk up the 6000+ steps to the top. We decided to walk up the steps, which was crazy! It took about two hours to get up to the top of the steps. Along the way, many Chinese citizens wanted to stop and take pictures of the … // Read more
Confucius Say?
Man, where to begin! Woke up at 5am to get ready for our excursion to Qufu, which is where Confucius lived throughout his life and is buried at. It took about six hours to get there from Tianjin, and I slept most of the way there. (Sleeping is real hard to do in Tianjin. The city is loud with horns and people yelling all night long). Once we finally arrived in Qufu, we got lunch at a local Chinese restaurant. It was very fancy and they served us food like we had at our welcoming banquet a few days ago. … // Read more
China-The First Three Days
First of all, I would like to apologize for not blogging since I arrived here. The internet connection at our dorm is really spotty. Most people have the internet, but unfortunately I cannot connect to the internet in my room. Fortunately, we found wifi-internet at a local cafe on campus. I am going to start with the flight. From Huntsville to Chicago took approximately 1.5 hours. I was real surprised at how speedy we got to Chicago. We spent most of the day in the city. Chicago is a very nice city. We saw many new and exciting things. The … // Read more
The Great Adventure Ahead-China 2012
The day is almost here! Less than 12 hours until myself and 23 other students will be on our way to China. I must admit, it’s hard to pack and plan for what is ahead. Not knowing the future is what makes this trip exciting. When trying to decide what to pack, I thought about what the amenities that our stay would have for us. Will we have the same things that we are accustomed to here in America? How far will we have to travel for food? What is the weather like? Should I pack light or heavy? Warm … // Read more
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