Going Global, Baby! Shanghai, China 2012
Ni Hao! My name is Michele and I am a sophomore at Rider University. This spring semester, I will be studying abroad in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. I will be partaking in an International Business program through the Alliance for Global Education with students from all over the U.S. Follow me and my journey halfway across the world!
Ni Hao! My name is Michele and I am a sophomore at Rider University. This spring semester, I will be studying abroad in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. I will be partaking in an International Business program through the Alliance for Global Education with students from all over the U.S. Follow me and my journey halfway across the world!
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Hello everyone! Sorry that I haven’t been blogging so much lately. I have had a busy last 2 weeks with finals, my internship, company visits, papers and presentations! But finally, the semester is over! We celebrated the end of our semester with a delicious dinner at Jinjiang restaurant (one of the first places we ate during orientation, full circle, eh?) and a wonderful cruise on the Huangpu River where we circled the Bund and Shanghai Skyline area. Above is a short video from the cruise! This was taken when we we were on the Shanghai Skyline side, you can see part of The Bund in the background.
The Bund and the Shanghai Skyline are both so beautiful at night with their lights brightening up the dark night; an indescribable site that I will truly miss. Seriously though, this video does not even begin to capture its beauty!
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This past Saturday, we visited Totole Company, a subsidiary of Nestle and China’s largest producing company for flavoring products (seasonings, sauces, etc.). Their biggest and most popular product is their granulated chicken bullion. We were able to tour their production factory and also got a private cooking lesson from one of their head chefs! We cooked 4 dishes using their different products. My group cooked curry chicken with potatoes and apples. The food was absolutely delicious!
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I went to the fabric market earlier this week to get some custom tailored things made, 2 qipaos and 2 suits. I wanted to get a long, traditional qipao (red, of course, lol) and a shorter funkier one. I picked up the 2 qipaos today (won’t be able to pick up my suits until next Wednesday) and luckily they fit perfectly and didn’t need any alterations! I thought they came out pretty good. What do you all think???
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Pictures from the Mix Hostel, the hostel that we stayed in in Chengdu that I was talking about
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Jinli Street, a famous old street in Chengdu filled with so many vendors, shops and places to eat. I loved that we went at night after eating dinner at that Tibetan place I was talking about before. The beautiful Chinese lanterns were so cool to look at against the night sky.
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Went to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding today! So many cute pandas. Nolan even got to hold one! For about $200, you can hold a baby panda and get your picture taken with it and everything. The money goes to panda research. More pictures and a cute video to come!
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Yin yang fountain at the giant Buddha park. The top part spins. By spinning it a few times, its apparently really good for your chi, so of course I had to do it! Lol. The cold water was also super refreshing from hiking up and down the park. It was so hot and humid!
