Week 2 began with a trip to a Buddhist temple. In China\nthere are many Buddhist temples mainly in the mountains. As we are walking\nthrough the temple I noticed all of the bright colors and the figures on buildings.\nThere were many pictures depicting dragons various other animals, and of course\nBuddha. After the temple we went back to the lake we were at week 1. We wanted\nto take taxis to get home, but didn\u2019t want to pay for them, so we devised a\nplan to get across the lake with the boats you could rent, but once we got to\nthe other side the worker wasn\u2019t having it and turned us back around right where\nwe started. Two hours later we ended up spending the money for the cab. Looking\nback on that whole situation I can\u2019t help but laugh because in our heads it was\na great idea and it failed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Sunday we went to Doctor Sun Yat Sens Mausoleum.\nDoctor Sun was a very important man in Chinas history who treated many of the\nsick and eventually became the president of China. It was 95 degrees outside\nand the walk was long. Once you get to the mausoleum it\u2019s another 400 steps to\nget to the top, and the reasoning for this is to show the people of China that\nthe journey is long and nothing comes easy. Once I got to the top I realized it\nwas long journey and there will be a long road ahead of me as a person to grow\nand learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Monday we did not go to class and instead visited\nsome companies. The first one was China Unicom and China Unicom is one of the\nlargest telecom companies in China. When we toured the facility, I was impressed\nwith all the work they have done. They are also in the process of bringing 5G\nto life. We went on a bus that had 5G on it and were blown away by the speed of\nthe technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second half of the day we toured an incubator\nwhere people with the proper resources gather to work on different projects. Half\nway through the tour guide brought us into a room with over a hundred tea\nkettles. We sat down and he said the problem with todays society is that everyone\nis in a rush and no one sits down to enjoy the simple things. He showed us how\nto brew Chinese tea the traditional way. We then enjoyed a cup of black teas,\nwhich was phenomenal. We then discussed his journey and his experiences and how\nhe got to where he is today. He was probably one of the most interesting people\nI have ever talked to because when he speaks he uses philosophy to explain his\nlogic. He would say things like slow is faster, which looking back at it he is\nprobably right. Rushing through things and getting them done quickly makes you\nmiss so many points <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the class room we began to really work on our\nproject that we had to present at the end of the class. Our project was called Life\nPod and is an emergency shelter that can be set up by four unskilled laborers\nduring times of crisis and natural disaster. For the project we really began to\ndig deep into the specifics like the business model canvas, competitors, and the\noverall market for our product. We had our presentation Friday and I felt we\ndid well as a group and that Life Pod can be a useful product. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I learned a lot of new things from my group members\nand the students themselves. It\u2019s interesting to think that a group of\nstrangers who have never met before can just become so close and create close\nfriendships in such a short amount of time. I think one of the greatest lessons\nI learned after completing this project is that life is all about adapting to\ncertain situations and being able to overcome certain obstacles that can be\nvery challenging. The most difficult part about this trip has been the language\nbarrier. Communication is an important part of our daily lives and for the past\ntwo weeks I have had to really try hard to get by. Pointing at items to shop keepers\nusing my body to communicate it\u2019s been a challenge however at the same time it\u2019s\nbeen fun, watching people\u2019s reactions and getting excited when we finally get\nwhat we want. The people of China are probably the friendliest I\u2019ve ever met\nand for that I am grateful for being able to study in a country where the people\nare accepting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next stop Beijing!!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Top of the mausoleum <\/p>\n\n\n\n Week 2 began with a trip to a Buddhist temple. In China there are many Buddhist temples mainly in the mountains. As we are walking through the temple I noticed all of the bright colors and the figures on buildings. … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/china-summer-2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/156\/2019\/06\/kT8Bh4K8Tweh0RSP7TjKyg-e1560762403264-768x1024.jpg\")
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