Follow Class 24 of the Hoeft Technology and Management Program on their immersion trip to China!
We spent most of our time of our first day on traveling. The flight didn’t feel long at all and many of us were very pumped to the destination. I was tired in the beginning, but I grew more and more exited as I was closer to my home country. Many friends were very curious … Continue reading Day 1 @ Beijing
It's hard to believe I'm in Beijing now! The end of last week was pretty hectic with my brother back in town for his graduation, so I wasn't able to mentally prepare for this. Now that we're here, it's finally hitting me, and I'm super excited. Once we arrived at Crowne Plaza Hotel, a few … Continue reading Day One
It was a long journey to get to Beijing and a long process to make it out of the airport. We had our fingerprints taken, our bags scanned, and our documents checked, but we made it here. To my surprise, "here" didn't seem that different. The airport just felt like another one in the US … Continue reading Diving into cold water
Today was our final class and it feels crazy that these past 6 weeks have gone by so fast. The trip is now less than 2 weeks away and I could not be more excited. It feels so real now and I can’t wait to jump on that plane and begin the trip! Host committee … Continue reading Reflection #6
Today’s class started with one of the workers in the study abroad office giving us a presentation. He talked mainly about safety abroad and how we can ensure that we remain safe and healthy. We learned that everyone on the trip is covered health insurance wise so that’s something we don’t have to think about … Continue reading Reflection #5
Today in class we got to watch the first half of the volunteer committee presentations. I thought they were all really interesting, especially the ones that were talking specifically about things to do in the cities and what they were all known for. I’m excited that we’ll get to see the Great Wall and Tiananmen … Continue reading Reflection #4
Today Johnathan started off the class talking about currency usage as an example presentation. It was good to know that I should bring cash on the trip, as I was originally going to only bring a little and mainly rely on my credit card. I had looked up before if I would easily be able … Continue reading Reflection #3
We got our flight information today which only made the trip seem more real! I’m sure 13 hours on a plane won’t be the most fun experience ever but as of now I’m just excited that the plans are becoming more and more concrete. We talked at the beginning of class about professional branding … Continue reading Reflection #2
Having the first class today was so fun and exciting! We’ve been hearing about the trip to China since the moment all of us got into T&M and it’s so cool that it’s starting to become real. We started class with some brief introductions where everyone shared what they were excited about and nervous for. … Continue reading Reflection #1
As the final class period before the trip my reflections on it were all very optimistic. It really helped to motivate me to take care of all the little things related to the trip which I had put off doing until now such as picking up Chinese Yuan from the bank. In this class we … Continue reading Reflection 6
Hoeft T&M Class 24: China Immersion 