Prologue

Hello all,

Wow, my first post! This is rather exciting!

I'm currently in my room right now, which is rather empty and depressing due to the winding conclusion of finals and my junior year of college.

Anyway, that's not what I'm here to write about.

The idea to start a blog came a couple weeks ago when plans for my 2-week trip to China started to finally come together. As I am only 11 days away from boarding the plane with my fellow classmates, I thought it would be a good idea to start a prologue before I enter the East. During my stay at China, I will be posting my reviews on pretty much anything I see related to marketing and communication - whether it be a billboard, commercial, print ad, whatever. There will be the occasional post on restaurants and tourist attractions, but anything that is interesting and curious, I will post!

This is an exciting time to go to China. Not only are they hosting the Olympics in August, but they are going through an economic revolution which of course impacts the social culture as well. I anticipate many interesting experiences with my classmates, new outlooks, and the occasional course of indigestion (just kidding. I hear the food is fabulous).

What is to come after China? Hopefully I will travel more this upcoming summer, but being that my summer plans are still undecided as of now, we shall see as we go along. For now, look forward to some great pictures and comments on Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, and Xi'an.

So keep reading! This is going to be a great journey.

B