I have finally landed in Barcelona! I had a great time figuring out the transportation system with my peers and help from some transportation assistants. After such a long trip I was so happy to be able to check in my room and grab a good meal. For my first meal in Spain I had [...]
Tag: China
A few tips in Chinese etiquette
Building relationships in different cultures is always a bit of a challenge. In China I learned that if I did not pay attention to certain etiquette I could get in trouble and unable to build relationships. Going out to eat dinner or lunch is one of the most common ways to build relationships in most [...]
Belief systems in China
One of the main things that helped me understand Chinese culture was learning about their three most popular belief systems: Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Over the years, the emperors decided to change China’s main religion over and over to the point that sometimes temples that were first meant to be Buddhist temples turned to Taoist [...]
China’s public schools foster innovation in young students
Part of the activities for my Chinese cultural program was to engage with the community by merging in the culture. One day we went to a rural area in Shandong to teach a class to Chinese students in an elementary school. Rural areas in China are not as developed as metropolitan cities in China. As a [...]
Tsingtao Beer Museum: An insight to imperialism in China
Take a peek in Chinese history through Qingdao Beer Museum. This museum is unique in China, and people in this region take pride on this. In 1903, German Beer Qingdao Company founded China’s first brewing factory designed with European technology in Qingdao. Due to all the changes and take overs, this factory now days is [...]
