After falling in love with Hangzhou, our group boarded a two hour bullet train ride to Shanghai, China. I was expecting cramped quarters, uncomfortable seats, and loudness. Instead, I got more leg room than I have ever had on a flight or an Amtrak train ride. The countryside was beautiful, and the journey was smooth ...
After the first leg of our trip ended in Beijing, we boarded a flight south to Hangzhou, China. Although I am terrified of heights, I have never been scared to hop on an airplane and fly above the earth at 30,000 feet. Turbulence does a number on me, but I’ve managed to deal with it ...
As most of you know, I spent two weeks traipsing through China during the Summer of 2010 with the craziest (and greatest) group of strangers I have ever met. I was nominated through the International Scholarship Laureate Program, and as such traveled on coach buses, stayed in decent hotels, and had tour guides for the majority ...
Did you know it was possible to fall in love with a place, rather than a person? Neither did I! As most of you know, I spent two weeks in China during the Summer of 2010 on an international business seminar. I got just a tiny glimpse into the craziness and diversity of China; visiting ...