Hello everyone! So I leave Shanghai in three days and this past week has been crazy. I’m leaving a little earlier than everyone because of when my internship in the US starts. This past week has been extremely hectic as it’s been our finals week and in addition to that I had a severe case…
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GBI Shanghai Spring 2018 Student Blogger
Backpacking in Beijing
Hey everyone! Two weeks ago we had a national holiday. It was Labor Day, so we went to Beijing for a few days. We traveled to Beijing with nothing but a backpack and found that we still packed too much stuff! On day 1 we took the bullet train to the Beijing South station. We…
Solo Adventures in Shanghai
A few days ago I had some free time so I took myself on an adventure! I really wanted to go to M50, also known as 50 Moganshan Road, which is the contemporary art district of Shanghai. People compare it to New York’s SoHo and Time Magazine listed it as one of the top ten…
Challenges in China
Studying abroad is life-changing, but as one of my professors says we all have “BCD’s” or “Bad China Days”. Basically, these are days where we just really miss home, become extremely aware of things that annoy us here, or get frustrated and irritated with some aspects of the culture. One of the big adjustments I’ve…
Shanghai Fashion Week
If I could describe Shanghai Fashion Week in one word it would probably be surreal! I got to see a lot of people express their own style, and it was definitely something I’d like to experience again. Shanghai streetwear is so cool to me, and it’s funny because people wear sneakers with basically everything. From…
Hanging out in Hangzhou
Hi everyone! I know I haven’t posted in a bit, so I’ll make a couple posts over the next few days to catch up on what I’ve been doing. About a week and a half ago we went to another city in China called Hangzhou! Hangzhou is an on-the-rise tech hub, and is home to…
Tips and Tricks for China
Hi everyone! Sorry I’m a little behind on blogging! I’ve been having such a great time here in Shanghai, that sometimes I forget to share what’s going on with my friends and family back home, but now I’m catching up! I’ve now been in Shanghai for a month and four days, and I can honestly…
Shanghai: A Wonderful City
Da jia hao! I’ve been in Shanghai for almost two weeks now and so far it’s been a mesmerizing experience. I truly love this city and can envision the rest of my life here. Since it’s been a busy two weeks, I’ll give you some of the highlights of the interesting things I’ve done. I…
Introduction
大家好! I am Luisa Offori and I am currently a junior at Pitt majoring in Supply Chain Management, Marketing, and Global Management with a minor in Chinese. I am from Minneapolis, Minnesota and I was born in London, England so travel is something I have become accustomed to growing up all these years. I am…
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