Due to firewall restrictions, many news sources (such as the Wall Street Journal or The Economist) are blocked in China. Additionally, search engines or social media websites such as Google and Twitter that help provide news in the United States are blocked as well. Therefore, the process for finding news updates in China is very … Continue reading Current Events in China →

Today was our last session during the final week of classes this semester, and I cannot believe the semester is already coming to an end! In just a couple of weeks we will all be in China together, and the excitement is at an all time high. We received a link in class today for … Continue reading Pre-Trip Post: Week 6 →

Our class session was a bit different than past sessions today, primarily because we had a presentation from a guest speaker. The guest joined us in class today to discuss safety while abroad, and mentioned plenty of good tips that we should all take into consideration while in China together. Many of this information related … Continue reading Pre-Trip Post: Week 5 →

We initiated our class today with our usual T&M Program updates before moving on to discuss some requirements for traveling abroad. I was happy to know that I have already completed all of these requirements before class today, and will be sure to complete any additional assignments or requirements for our trip in a timely … Continue reading Pre-Trip Post: Week 4 →

Today in class we met Ulyssia Dennis, a staff member from Engineering Career Services who will be joining us on our excursion in May. I am looking forward to meeting and interacting with her throughout this trip, and I am sure her experience from her last trip can be very helpful when we travel together … Continue reading Pre-Trip Post: Week 3 →

Today, we received some small updates about T&M events before reviewing class updates at this point in the semester. I am looking forward to meeting some of the additional staff members that will be joining us on our trip, as they will be with us in class next week. Additionally, we received information about the … Continue reading Pre-Trip Post: Week 2 →

Today was our first day in class, and it made all of us very excited for our trip! We spent the first portion of class introducing ourselves, and it was great to learn more about how those attending the trip plan to venture out of their comfort zone in May. I mentioned in class today … Continue reading Pre-Trip Post: Week 1 →