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Spring Break in China

Matthew Burke — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:48:00 GMT

By: Matthew Burke
As promised, I attached a few pictures from my trip to China on this post. The first is of the Temple of Heavenly Peace in Beijing, a very popular tourist attraction. The second is my view of the Great Wall after climbing up it for quite some time. The next picture is one of Cadet Tom Perkins participating in a Chinese Acrobatic Show (he was randomly selected from the audience to participate in this act). The 4th picture is myself and two other cadets posing inside of the Stone Forest in...read more

Cultural Immersion in China

Matthew Burke — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:14:00 GMT

By: Matthew Burke
I just returned from China. Sorry I wasn't able to provide real time updates as I was unable to get internet access in China. The trip was awesome and provided a lot of cultural insight into China. Another great aspect of the trip was being able to see entirely different parts of the country. We arrived at Beijing welcomed with very cold weather and snow. A few days later we traveled to Kunming (South west corner of China) were the weather was around 75...read more

Cultural Immersion in China

Matthew Burke — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:58:00 GMT

By: Matthew Burke
I am Cadet Matthew Burke, a student at the United States Military Academy. Tomorrow I will be fortunate enough to travel to Beijing China. The trip is part of a cultural immersion through the Academy's Department of Foreign Language. The purpose of the trip is for cadets to become exposed to a foreign culture and practice their language skills. Around a dozen other cadets will also be on the trip with myself. All of us are students in either beginner or intermediate...read more