Nicole Walker
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Excursion to Hangzhou: Breakfast!
This weekend during our Hangzhou overnight excursion, students were able to eat the at a Chinese breakfast buffet including a noodle soup bar, rice cakes, fried dough, porridge, steamed buns... keep reading
Excursion to Hangzhou: West Lake
This weeked our Global Navigiators traveled via high speed train from Shanghai to Hangzhou to enjoy a weekend excursion in Zhejiang province. To start off our trip, we visited the... keep reading
Allinpay: Business in China
Our Global Navigators visited Allinpay Network Services Co. Ltd to tour the company building, enjoy a tea break, and learn about international e-commerce. As we arrived to Allinpay, students were... keep reading
Sightseeing in Shanghai
Duirng the weekend, our students had the opportunity to take a private double-decker bus tour through Shanghai, visiting some local areas such as Jing'an Temple, the French Concession, the Bund... keep reading
International Trade in Yiwu
On Saturday our Shanghai Global Navigators left the city via high speed train for the city of Yiwu, a huge center of international wholesale trade for a quick day trip... keep reading
Hiking the Great Wall of China
With much anticipation, our global navigators in Beijing set out to hike a portion of the great wall known as Jinshanling - located two hours outside of Beijing in Hebei... keep reading
Ethnic Diversity in China
We visited Beijing's Ethnic Culture Park which contains information and exhibits on the life and culture of China's 56 ethnic groups. The students were so interested in the exhibits that... keep reading
Environmental Projects: Friends of Nature & Smart Air
In their quest to learn more about local environmental projects in Beijing, our Global Navigators visited a low carbon emission apartment hosted by the environmental non-profit Friends of Nature. Friends... keep reading
The Journey to 798 Art District
Our global navigators were given the task to put all their knowledge of Beijing to use as they navigated by themselves to 798 Art District. Our Beijing students were given... keep reading
Survival Chinese
As part of their academics in Beijing, our Global Navigators have begun their Survival Chinese classes teaching them basic Mandarin phrases to use in everyday life. So far, they have... keep reading