Category Archives: China Trip

Technology Thanksgivings in China

By Paula Shoup | Published: November 15, 2009
I am thankful for so many things; this is a list of a few technology items that are especially apparent to me in this fifth week of my time in China. Skype This is by far the internet technology I am most grateful for today; I can not say enough positive things about the skype [...]
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Water & Adaptability in China

By Paula Shoup | Published: November 8, 2009
This is a picture of the Chinese character for water.  One of the students made it for me in my journal.  He said that this character holds a lot of power in China.  Water is a powerful symbol because it is so adaptable.  Think about all the forms that water can take and the power it [...]
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Lost in Translation in China

By Paula Shoup | Published: October 31, 2009
Many products here have odd translations to English.  This brand of toilet paper states, “Mind Act Upon Mind”.  One dish on a menu was listed as, “Angry Customer Order”.   That menu had a lot of very odd and hilarious dishes; there are many more that are difficult to remember because they are so illogical. Think [...]
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Coaching Common Challenges in China

By Paula Shoup | Published: October 25, 2009
Things are so different here in China and yet there are so many things that we have in common.    There were some common themes from my coaching sessions with the young Chinese women this week.   I think we can all relate to them, so I thought I would share them along with some tips.   How do you [...]
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The Twilight Zone

By Paula Shoup | Published: October 17, 2009
“Should I move to the U.S. or Canada?” After 24 hours of flying and airports I arrived in Beijing at 11pm although it was 8am my time (see last week’s post for the back story on my China trip).  I sailed through the “health control” area where they collected my temperature via a machine (like [...]
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