After being in China for almost four weeks now, the part I like the best is the people. I love meeting new people and seeing their points of view and hearing about their experiences in China as well as sharing my own thoughts and experiences with them. I have a total of ten contacts in my phone that I bought at the local Chinese Wal-Mart. To you, ten contacts may not sound like much, but to me it is a step in the right direction.

One of my goals was to take something back from this trip. I could not think of a better way to take China home with me than to learn from the people living here. I have met so many interesting people and it has been great to learn about them and how they live here in China. It’s even a joy just to say hello or ni hao to someone on the subway or passing by on the street. There is so much to learn from this culture. I cannot wait to take what I have learned and apply it to my own life.