I’ve just left Shanghai and I can hardly believe it.  Six months of living there frankly feels like forever, and I’m not sure how I’ll adjust to being back in the states.  But as I move forward, at least I’ll have many vivid stories to tell about my time in China. The second half of […]

Greetings everyone!  Hao jiu bu jian!*  If it’s been a while since my last post, then I’ll kindly blame final exams and a bit of post-semester traveling.  But long story short, I’m back and ready to “report” on my summer internship at the Shanghai Daily. The Shanghai Daily, known online by the name SHINE, is […]

While Shanghai may seem to revolve around business and consumerism, there is plenty of action going on behind the scenes.  In addition to the people introducing new products and holding big events, there are those who lay the groundwork for these developments and later convey their impact to the rest of the world. As a […]

A few weeks ago, my former intern boss, Gary Wang (interviewed in blog post #3) contacted me, asking if I wanted to meet with an industry friend.  “She’s an HR Director in a leading industry innovator company,” he said. “Sounds great!” I replied. Little did I realize that the friend worked in Hangzhou, not in […]

Let’s face it: a lot of people move to China for a career in the corporate world.  Since China’s opening in the late 20th century, private businesses have been gaining stronger positions in the economy, leading many expats and Chinese natives to pursue corporate careers.  Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to meet with two Wellesley […]

If you thought the Avengers was only big in the US, you should really come to China.  The recent release of Avengers: Endgame has exploded at the box office, taking in $330 million in the first weekend alone, which is right on the tail of North America’s $357 million opening.  During its first five days, […]

There’s a saying in China: “You don’t need to see any more mountains after seeing ‘the Five Mountains’, and you don’t need to see the other four mountains after seeing Huangshan.”  True to the legend, Huangshan, or the Yellow Mountains, is one of the most famous and mystical areas in the country, with bus loads […]

During a pivotal moment in the sweet, albeit critically-mixed teen drama, If I Stay, a character utters this line: “Sometimes you make choices in life and sometimes choices make you.” As I continue my networking project, decision-making has emerged as the crux of career paths, with active choices carrying nearly equal weight with the reactive […]

Finally, to networking! During these past two weeks, I have begun the second component of the Ted Wang fellowship: meeting with local Shanghainese professionals and getting to know more about their career paths and industries.  I’m especially eager to meet with Wellesley alums and learn how they transformed a Wellesley diploma into a career. All […]

We’re a few weeks into the Chinese school year, and I feel like I’m finally getting the hang of this new schedule.  Last semester, my classes at the University of London SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) only met twice a week and I thought that was odd coming from Wellesley but Fudan’s classes […]