Flight from Chicago to Beijing

I’m sitting on the plane right now on the way from Chicago to Beijing (somewhere near the North Pole), and I’m kind of mentally gearing up for the next ten days in China with the Technology & Management Program. As far as expectations go, I’m hoping to learn more about how our corporate affiliates conduct business in China as well as global business as a whole. I also hope to experience some cultural difference between Chinese and American culture, especially because I don’t have a lot of experience in Asia. Admittedly, most of my knowledge of China comes from news, reading, and preconceived stereotypes, and I hope to supplement all of that through the lens of first-hand experience. Finally, I hope to become closer with our T&M class, especially some of the engineers whom I don’t know as well. Overall, I am getting really excited and I think this is going to be a great trip.