Preparation

For those of you who don't know, I am heading to China as a study abroad for the last part of my MBA from ETSU.

There is so much information coming in from the university that it is very difficult to keep up as far as things you might need and things that you don't want to do while you are there. I will be traveling for 15 days through Shanghai, Hangzou and Beijing. We will spend the first 8-9 days at the North China University study about their economy and learning other cultural aspects of their country.

Part of my project is to interview the Chinese to find out things such as: what they think of America, how is their gvernment changing, is access to the outside more readily avaialble as far as the internet and news from other countries. We will then have to write and present a paper for the class and do a live broadcast on the radio to discuss the trip.

I am very much looking forward to this trip, but know that I am going to miss my family. Luckily for us we have set up video conference on my and Christy's laptops to be able to communicate while I am there. Tough part is that we have to figure out a time that we can both be on since there will be a 12 hour difference in time.

I will continue to update as the trip goes and will try and have pictures and videos if possible.

Pray for safe travels,

Lance Torbett