China 2017

May 20, 2017

Day 4…..Voith Manufacturing Facility

May 18, 2017 We left Grand Central Hotel in Shanghai at 8:20am to go to the “small town” of Kunshan with only 2 million people. Steve told us that the town was predominately immigrant workers, which are known in China as “floating people.” On the way out of Shanghai, we passed the people’s park, which Steve referred… 

May 19, 2017

Day 3 – Traveling the Streets of China

May 17, 2017 The third day of the trip was the first day we were out traveling the streets of China.  The morning began with a breakfast provided by the Grand Central Hotel in Shanghai.  The breakfast had a mixture of Eastern and Western dishes.  Multiple types of fruits were available such as watermelon, dragon fruit… 

May 17, 2017

Day 2 – China here we come

Our arrival in China was very smooth!  We were all very excited to have made it through the 15-hour plane journey!  Getting off the airplane and being cleared by customs then getting our passports back, we were very eager to see the new country that we had arrived in. During this time in the airport,… 

May 16, 2017

Day 1 – PIE Travelers Arrived

Our experience began at 3:30 AM, Monday, May 15…..it was finally here!  We met at the Raleigh-Durham Airport.  Everyone was very excited to be heading to China.  The early morning arrival and the looming long flight dampened the excitement….ever so slightly.  We made it through security without any issues and spent the rest of the… 

May 10, 2017

T minus 5 days and counting

In 5 short days 43 of us will be in the air from Newark, NJ to Shanghai, China.  Exams are done as of today.  Graduation is this Saturday.  Monday we depart first thing in the morning to begin our adventures.  Stay tuned for updates, news posts, photos and facebook posts as often as we can…