Today was definitely my favorite day here! We started off going to the milk factory. It was pretty funny because I had no idea we were going to this so when the bus stopped I was very confused. The factory was super cool and they gave us a free yogurt drink. Next we went to … Continue reading 5/18/19 lots of new friends! →

Today was a super fun and one of my favorite days! We started out with going to a dairy factory which was a lot cooler than I was expecting. I really enjoyed the yogurt they gave us and also seeing the packaging happening! After that we went to a school which was such a rewarding … Continue reading May 18 Blog →

Honestly who knew one man could have such a good stage presence. Today we went to a tour of a dairy production facility. Me and the other mechanical engineers were nerding out over the automated manufacturing process. Later we went to tour a wind farm. It was nice to see that China is implementing renewable … Continue reading Day 5: Professor Michael did karaoke →

Today we made several very meaningful visits at Zhangbei, a place that’s located at the north of China. We first visited the milk factory and it was interesting to see the how milk was made and packaged. We then paid visit to the senior home, where I felt a different side of Chinese society. Most … Continue reading May 18 →

Today was so much fun despite the fact that we had to change up the plan at the last minute. The dairy factory was very interesting, and a few of the MechEs (including myself) were geeking out over the packing and stacking automation. The visits to the nursing home and the middle school were very … Continue reading Day 5 (5/18) →

Today was our last day in Beijing. On our way North towards Zhangjiakou, we stopped at Microsoft's "Garage". The Garage is the innovative studio where full-time employee projects get the resources to grow into assets for Microsoft. The visit highlighted the value of out-of-the-box innovation generated from hackathons. I appreciate the insight that the Microsoft … Continue reading Beijing Day 4: Microsoft and the Great Wall of China →

Today, we visited Microsoft's Garage division in Beijing. Having seen the one in Redmond, it was interesting to compare and contrast the two offices. It seems like both provide amazing resources to their employees and help satisfy their need to do more for the company beyond Microsoft's base products. We also got to visit the … Continue reading The Garage and Some Stairs →

The great wall of China is one of the greatest and oldest civil engineering feats of mankind. Stretching a total winding distance of 69.5 million feet long, the Great Wall of China is longer than 4 times the distance from NYC to Los Angeles.It's also estimated that around 1,000,000 people died in its construction, which … Continue reading 17 May- Beijing →