Before we left for China, a Cal Poly Alumni, Bill Chillingworth, told us about his franchised business with Subway in Shanghai. What I didn’t know about Subway was that it’s not just Bill Chillingworth is not the only franchisee… everyone Subway store is owned by a franchisee. On a rainy day in Shanghai, and it […]
Day 10 - Start off with a great location
Day 9 - Deeeeeeeeeep Water Port
Only select delegations are allowed to even visit the Yangshan Deep Water Port connected by the Donghai bridge (the 2nd longest bridge in the world at 33 km or 20 mi long, the longest bridgeis also in China in Hangzhou). It is simply amazing to drive for nearly half an hour on a bridge that […]
Day 8 - Shanghainese
This day was largely a resting day. After arriving from Suzhou late due to traffic, we were allowed to sleep in until we visited the Bund later together at 2 PM. I took this opportunity to get some rest, as I had been very sick the past couple days. It turned out to be the […]
Typhoons Grounded My Plane
So, as many of you know, my flight to India didn’t go as planned. Typhoons in HK led to a delay in our flight to HK, which caused us to miss our flight to Delhi. As a result, many of us had to be split up and endure a great inconvenience by sleeping in the […]
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