This year MJYF have me an amazing summer . They kept me educationally fulfilled as well as keeping me intrigued and excited with out boring me. I participated in college tours, SAT prep classes, and my favorite my trip to China. Me going to China has expanded my view on the word leaving me internationally…
After going to China I’ve seen the difference between education in America and China first hand. Though I love America I do think it would be beneficial for us to adopt some Chinese educational culture. Chinese people truly value education I think that is because their parents instill the importance of it at a young…
One of the attractions I was most looking forward to seeing in China was Tiananmen Square. After doing a project on the Tiananmen Square Protest, I was instantly intrigued by the history of this place. While in China we visited this attraction and our tour guide have us background on the place itself. She told…
Today we went to visit the Shaolin temple. Here we saw real life monks. This was a very cool experience to me and probably my favorite historical site that we visited. In the Shaolin Temple there was a sense of serenity. The whole time I was there I thought about how content the monks seemed…
Today we left to meet the new experiences that awaited us in Henan. The flight wasn’t very long and once we left the airport I knew that Henan would be amazing. As soon as you step out of the airport you see the clear skies and mountains in the distance. Our hotel had an amazing…
Today was our first day in China. There were immediate culture shocks. The squatters were very different from western style toilets. It was almost as if you are really using the restroom on the floor. Luckily we have western style toilets where we are staying. Another culture shock was that the children use the restroom…