Our first full day of vocational visits, cultural opportunities, and of course, more meals. Here are the highlights from the team:
If you ask Amy, she'll tell you that the young people at Chinesepod, www.chinesepod.com, our first vocational visit, were most noteworthy. This start up online learning company is revolutionizing how people around the world learn Chinese. The people were interesting -- both the locals and the language learners -- and the atmosphere inspiring. What looked like a broken down old building from the outside turned out to be a place of innovation and forward thinking relative to language and culture.
Watermelon juice; the tasting of an entire fish, including the scales; sticky rice were just some of the highlights.
If you ask Amy, she'll tell you that the young people at Chinesepod, www.chinesepod.com, our first vocational visit, were most noteworthy. This start up online learning company is revolutionizing how people around the world learn Chinese. The people were interesting -- both the locals and the language learners -- and the atmosphere inspiring. What looked like a broken down old building from the outside turned out to be a place of innovation and forward thinking relative to language and culture. Then there is our man of many words -- Ryan -- who simply said, "O Canada" when asked about highlights. You'll have to investigate further if you want details.
We squeezed in a fabulous Shanghainese lunch hosted by our Denver-based friends, the Yips.
Watermelon juice; the tasting of an entire fish, including the scales; sticky rice were just some of the highlights.Patricia, our leader and retired advertising executive, was fascinated by the insight GSE inbound (to Denver) team member Yvonne gave into the wide world of Chinese media. Her media company, www.try2u.com, owns dozens of Chinese TV channels so she, and her media industry colleagues, were quite helpful in exposing us to this part of Chinese marketing culture. For example, ratings and measurement are just starting to become critical for advertisers. No surprise that online and mobile marketing are taking off.
Speaking of marketing, team member and marketer Kecia, enjoyed the bombardment of every type of media. Everywhere you turned, you found some new, creative way of advertising. 80+ story moving broadcast billboards on skyscrapers, huge neon signs, billboards on tugboats moving through the Huangpu River, big ads on the Bund, arches over major shopping streets, etc. It was like Times Square, Piccadily Circus and Las Vegas rolled into one.
Sticking with the Bund you'll find Melanie and Megan's favorites. 360 degree views, dining at 'M on the Bund's' outdoor patio, walking along the river, sights that even the best photography simply cannot capture. Across the river from the restuarant is the world famous Pudong skyline, China's commercial and financial district. A special thank you to Joerg, our fabulous Rotary host for the evening. It was spectacular.
Last but certainly not least, we all appreciated hearing about Frank's (Rotarian and host) many service projects. It was an appropriate interlude in our GSE day. After all, Rotary's mission is service above self. Frank and team clearly reinforce that mission in their daily activities here in China.
Sticking with the Bund you'll find Melanie and Megan's favorites. 360 degree views, dining at 'M on the Bund's' outdoor patio, walking along the river, sights that even the best photography simply cannot capture. Across the river from the restuarant is the world famous Pudong skyline, China's commercial and financial district. A special thank you to Joerg, our fabulous Rotary host for the evening. It was spectacular.Last but certainly not least, we all appreciated hearing about Frank's (Rotarian and host) many service projects. It was an appropriate interlude in our GSE day. After all, Rotary's mission is service above self. Frank and team clearly reinforce that mission in their daily activities here in China.
As you can see, another memorable, high speed day.
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