http://www.utainchina.com Executive MBA immersion trip | Shanghai | Suzhou | Beijing | Oct. 9-23 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:15:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We were warned. They told us it would take at minimum a week to recover from jetlag when we returned to the States. They weren't exaggerating. In fact it took me closer to two weeks to feel relatively normal after moving my body clock forward 13 hours, getting used to that and ... http://www.utainchina.com/?p=897 Toward the beginning of our time in China I quickly began to form what would become my lasting impression of this country. A sunrise jog provided an opportunity to witness the people who calmly walked the streets this time of morning. The majority of them were over fifty and dressed ... http://www.utainchina.com/?p=891 10/22/09-10/23/09: Our last full day in China was spent first in the classroom. We had an early start and sat for two lectures in our hotel. The second half of the day was spent wrapping things up. Most were frantically shopping so that gifts could be readied or when we all ... http://www.utainchina.com/?p=883 [gallery orderby="title"] http://www.utainchina.com/?p=792 Dr. Rasheed advised us to go to Sally's Tailor shop at the Yashow Clothing Mart in Beijing to get suits, shirts or dresses made to our measurements. With Dr. Rasheed's help, we were able to get suits made for 700 yuan (about $100) and dress shirts for 100 yuan (about ... http://www.utainchina.com/?p=779 At a busy little street market in Beijing, apparently mostly intended for tourists based on the abundance of souvenirs, we saw several concession stands selling some interesting snack items. Most notable: fried scorpions on a stick. And the scorpions were still moving. Several members of the group came back later ... http://www.utainchina.com/?p=776 10/12/2009: Today started off with a 5 mile run around the N of the Forbidden City and up to the top of the Temple N of the City gates. I carried my camera on this run so that a picture could be taken overlooking the Forbidden City (see below.) After breakfast ... http://www.utainchina.com/?p=743 10/19/09: This morning we started early, so no time for a run or workout in the gym. Just time for breakfast loading on to the bus. We headed out today for Nokia's testing and QC facility. While we were not allowed to take pictures inside this facility, it was quite interesting to ... http://www.utainchina.com/?p=640 1) Do not exchange money at the airport unless you plan to leave the country from that same airport. There is a service charge for exchanging at the airports when most hotels will exchange for free. Also, most of us spent $500-700 during the course of the two week trip. 2) ... http://www.utainchina.com/?p=724 10/17/2009: Another run and workout this morning before breakfast. Latter we all headed out to visit the Yaxiu Market. The market was similar to a low end mall filled with booths full of clothes (mostly knockoffs) and other goods. In here you could buy an entire set of Ping clubs for ... http://www.utainchina.com/?p=710