Monthly Archives: June 2010

Well Beijing, you’ve sweat me through my last set of clean clothes. Until next time I suppose. Today was a heater, clocking in at 34 degrees on the Celsius scale with air so moist you could almost go for a … Continue reading →

Today a good portion of the group went to the 798 Art District in Beijing. It is a pretty trendy and commercial place, but is also completely fascinating. 798 is situated in an old industrial area and is an ideal … Continue reading →

Today we wrapped up the symposium. The Chinese and American What If delegations discussed ways to create further collaboration between the United States and China on water issues. We also explored ways to engage high school and college students on … Continue reading →

As we ate dinner overlooking the Huang River and the famous buildings of the Shanghai Financial District we talked about the symposium held earlier in the day. From 9 to 5 the Chinese and American participants of the What If … Continue reading →

A portion of our trip came to a close today as we had our last site visit. Tomorrow the symposium with the Chinese What If delegation begins and it will last until Thursday evening. Friday we return to Beijing for … Continue reading →

The last two weeks have flown by, yet when I reflect on our time in Alashan it feels like it was over a month ago. I think that is typical when constantly on the move, meeting new people, seeing new … Continue reading →

The way this blog is structured the early posts kind of get swept under the carpet so to speak. So I wanted to make a quick post to give another overview of why I am currently traveling in China and … Continue reading →

Perhaps you’ve read a previous post or two in which I mentioned the World Expo in Shanghai. What is it? Click here for more info. The Expo attracts hundreds of thousands of people each day and contains pavilions representing countries … Continue reading →

Yesterday I reported that the group would be attending the 2010 World Expo today. Well, it turns out I accidentally kinda lied. Plans changed and Sunday became the day for the assault on the World Expo. So I took advantage … Continue reading →

The group will call Shanghai home until Friday of next week. We will be visiting the World Expo tomorrow, and have a free day on Sunday. Monday and Tuesday we have site visits, and Wednesday and Thursday we have a … Continue reading →