Today’s class we finished different presentations with Chinese etiquette and traveling technology. We also learned about the final itinerary, and I am excited about the plans with where we are visiting, in addition to having free time in Shanghai to explore. We also learned from the T&M Class 23 students about what their experiences were … Continue reading Pre-Trip Reflection: Week 6 →

This week, I learned from the safety training session, that I took separately, since I had a conflicting class with the China Trip class. I learned about how important it is for communication with the group and prepared caution with traveling. It is important to be aware of your surroundings and belongings, in addition to … Continue reading Pre-Trip Reflection: Week 5 →

This week, my group presented about the different Chinese cities that we will be visiting. We discussed about the Chinese cultural history that is important with many of the tourists sites we will be visiting, including the Great Wall and Tiananmen Square. We also learned about different Chinese foods, language cultures, and fast food restaurants. … Continue reading Pre-Trip Reflection: Week 4 →

This week we met Ulyssia, our chaperone for the T&M trip. I’m especially grateful that she’ll be joining us because she is experienced with career counseling and traveling, and I think I’ll learn a lot from talking with her about college career improvements. I hope the T&M trip is not only enjoying international travel, but … Continue reading Pre-Trip Reflection: Week 3 →

This week, the China Trip class discussed about personal branding, especially during previous internships. In my previous internships, I was very involved in research, specifically renewable energy and environmental conservation. As an intern, I made sure to first set my final internship goal and built smaller goals for myself to achieve that bigger goal. I … Continue reading Pre-Trip Reflection: Week 2 →

Today T&M met Illalee and we started our expectations and personal reflections about weaknesses and strengths, as related to traveling. I personally don’t think too much about traveling strengths and weaknesses, so I had some difficulty trying to think of topics. However, I eventually began to think about my blog that I try to post … Continue reading Pre-Trip Reflection: Week 1 →

This was the final day of presentations. My group and I presented on Business Practices. Reflecting on these presentations, I think some of the topics should have been consolidated. Two groups I think should have been consolidated are Business Practices and Etiquette, as well as International Travel Stresses, Wellness, and Energy Management. I understand the … Continue reading Week 6 Reflection →