Hello, or 你好, or Ni Hao (Pronounced Knee-How)
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| Photos by Lorraine Thomas |
China was a wonderful life-changing experience thanks to Dr. Joanna Crosby, professor of philosophy and religious studies at Morgan State University. It gave me a chance to immerse myself into a
completely different culture and change my perspective about myself. My biggest challenge was communication and
how it affected my people skills since learning about others, their culture, their beliefs, their customs, and their socialization absolutely intrigues me. Knowing more Chinese, besides the greetings, would have given me the opportunity for more interaction with the wonderful Chinese people that I met along my travels. I also discovered that Chinese are extremely friendly and loves taking photos of you and with you.
Another challenge was forcing myself to adjust to my new time zone, which was 12 hours ahead of the United States (est). Other than those minor disadvantages, I rose to the occasion and learned so many great things about the Chinese culture that will add to my memory bank as a woman trying to find herself in this world, one country at a time. My study tour of China took me to cities including: in Datong, Beijing, Shanxi, Hunan, Huzhou, Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Inner Mongolia.
Another challenge was forcing myself to adjust to my new time zone, which was 12 hours ahead of the United States (est). Other than those minor disadvantages, I rose to the occasion and learned so many great things about the Chinese culture that will add to my memory bank as a woman trying to find herself in this world, one country at a time. My study tour of China took me to cities including: in Datong, Beijing, Shanxi, Hunan, Huzhou, Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Inner Mongolia.
