Tag Archives: Study Abroad-China Trip 2015

By 8 a.m., we were on the bus headed to Shanghai Pudong Airport to catch our noon flight to Boston, and then onto BWI. It is hard to believe that …

We woke up, ate breakfast and loaded our bus. We had our final goodbyes and hugs, and some tears. The local students who had accompanied us for the past six …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …