A Day of Academia - 12/5/17

Hi guys! Will here with the blog post! Today, the Globies embarked on a day of knowledge. We began, as we routinely do, with our Christology in a Global Perspective course with Professor Ripley. In it, we discussed an article about what we can learn from the Chinese traditions of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism.  First, we  discussed the various way in which these traditions influence contemporary Chinese society and then concluded with what we can learn from them in order to enhance our own beliefs.

Afterwards, we all got together for a group photo to document our survival of the month here at Normal Capitol University. It has been an incredible experience with the best group. As we all locked arms and yelled "qǐ sī" (Cheese in Chinese), it was another moment of reminder that our trip is sadly coming to a close. I think most of us can attest that we so desperately crave the warm embrace of our families, but still want to squeeze the remaining drops of adventure out of this trip. So we shall carry on!! *Wipes some emotional tears off the keyboard*

Next, we had a fabulous lecture on the environmental situation here in China from a guest speaker, Professor Futrell. During it, he discussed some of their current issues and also the strategies that are in the works of implementation.

Finally, we wrapped the night up with one... okay two... episodes of Teen Wolf and then called it a day.