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Formal relations between the United States and China officially began on January 1st, 1979. Since that moment, things have been complicated at best. In the United States the debate about the recognition of Taiwan’s independence is still going on since then. Even in regards to present day qualms, there is much tension between the United […]

The day started bright and early with a 9am bus ride into the city. We stopped at Rockefeller Center, and were given one hour to explore. Together, Jean and I led a group of Chinese students around fifth avenue. We visited the Comcast building, NBC store, Lego store, and the Nintendo store. We took an

We have finally arrived in China after much anticipation! We left our hotel early this morning and I had Shake Shack in JFK for breakfast as my last meal in the United States. After 15 hours, a series of naps, three movies, several Sudoku puzzles, and a copious amount of airplane food later, we touched

On our last day here before departing for China, we hopped on the bus and headed to several of Manhattan’s must-see attractions, including Rockefeller Center, the United Nations, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In between, we stopped at a Chinese restaurant where our new friends taught us the Mandarin words for chard, broccoli, cauliflower, tofu,

Monday was full of Manhattan fun. The first step was the Rockefeller Plaza. Just like the international day of friendship in Brooklyn, flags of the world lined the sky. As this was the first time exploring in Manhattan, the Chinese students’ faces gleamed with interest as we left the bus. There is so much to

This morning, after a hurried breakfast the Chinese and American students piled into the bus again and began our journey. We started our day off with tales of love and romance. One of the students told us about the Chinese holiday similar to Valentines Day, QiXi. Then the American students exchanged our version of love

Taking Chinese students to two significant New York locations, the Rockefeller Plaza and United Nations building, is a great experience. These locations are more special while with foreign students because of their significance to international affairs and globalization.   Following an authentic Chinese lunch just off the UN Plaza, we made our way to the

Today, we built bridges instead of walls. Starting the day, I didn’t know a lick of Chinese, but by midnight, I was confident in my ability to say “I don’t understand” in Mandarin. As such, our trip to Central Park was certainly one that brought two sides of the globe together by flattening out language

I had never heard of the international friendship parade before, nor had I ever been in a parade before. Being the delegate of Chile was definitely more than a surprise. Since I was next to China, I had a first rate view of the performers while they were practicing before the parade started. The music

If I thought yesterday was tiring, I had no idea what I was in for today. We spent the whole day in the same place, but it was quite an elaborate adventure. Not only did we get to see Brooklyn’s Third Annual Friendship Day, we were given the opportunity to march in the parade ourselves.