China

Eight jammed-packed and unforgettable days later, we’re about to head on home.

It feels like we just got to Beijing yesterday! But when I think back on all the things we managed to do in such a short amount of time, I realize just how much we actually did, and how much we all got to learn- from the lectures, business visits, and cultural trips, alike!

I know I’ve said in my other blog posts that every day has been amazing, but that doesn’t even begin to describe today.

We started off the day like normal- wake up, get dressed, and get on the bus to head on down to our next visit. The first thing that was different, though, was that we got to wear casual street clothes rather than our business clothes. We didn’t really understand why until we arrived at our destination.

Today had easily some of the best visits of the week!

While we didn’t get to do any tourist stops since the remaining attractions were closing early, we still ended up having a good day! Instead of doing our usual hotel breakfast, a lot of us went down the road a little ways to a small fruit stand on campus. There was also a crepe stand right next to it, so by the time we left some of us had pineapple, crepes, and a coconut to drink out of. It was a nice change of pace, and it had a good, local feel to it! 

This was the first day this week that we all actually got to sleep in. In fact, some of us managed to sleep all the way until 8am! I haven’t felt so rested in a long time.