Our last day in Hangzhou started with a hearty breakfast and then we were off to visit the electric vehicle and electric vehicle battery facility an hour away in Wanxiang. …
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Morgan Students Study Abroad: Day 11: Energy, Silk, and Dough
Hangzhou has weather similar to Seattle’s. It is very green with a frequent cloud and mist cover and rain, but it’s much hotter. Today, however, we were greeted by a rare …
Read More »Around The World and Back: Ashley Coar
Ashley Coar is not your typical college student. She’s traveled the world and speaks five languages (Japanese, Spanish, Korean, French and English). And despite being born to African American parents …
Read More »Morgan Students Study Abroad: Day 10: Some Much Needed Down Time
Heavy rain and thunder greeted us this morning. Braving the downpour, we headed out to our first lecture, which was on social development and anti-poverty works in China. It was …
Read More »Morgan Students Study Abroad: Day 9: Song Dynasty Town Tour
This morning, several Chinese students from Wanxiang Polytechnic University took us on a campus tour. They have been accompanying us during our various visits in Hangzhou. It has been a good …
Read More »Morgan Students Study Abroad: Day 8: Tour of Hangzhou City
It’s hard to believe that we have finished the first half of our trip and there are only six days left. After a good night’s sleep, we woke up to …
Read More »Morgan Students Study Abroad: Day 7: To Hangzhou on a Speeding Bullet
We woke up bright and early this morning to check out of our hotel rooms and head to the train station. We got a great cultural lesson while checking out. …
Read More »Morgan Students Study Abroad: Day 6: Beijing Farewell
Today is our last day in Beijing. It has been raining for the past two days with much cooler temperatures as compared to our first day when it was 100 …
Read More »Morgan Students Study Abroad: Day 5: A Slightly Slower Day
We knew ahead of time that, although today would be another long day, it would be a slow day. We had no site visits planned for the day. We were …
Read More »Morgan Students Study Abroad: Day 4: The Forbidden City
After our usual morning routine, which we have all gotten accustomed to, our first class was on the political system and economic development in China. Our lecturer went over in …
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