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Adventures in the Middle Kingdom – Part 2
Henry Ko is a second year MBA student from Los Angeles, CA. He is currently studying abroad at Peking University in Beijing, China. This is his adventure…
Classes at PKU
Well, the fun is over (sort of) and it’s time to get serious about school. I’m finishing off the third week of class and cases are starting to pile up, group meetings are scheduled into Outlook, and I’m even prepping my CV/cover letters for the impending job search when I get home. A couple of people have asked me about the classes I’m taking, so here’s a brief overview.
Case Study in Financial Accounting
I was never going to take another accounting class after finishing off the required ones at Owen. But here I am in China taking accounting with Professor Paul Gillis who was a partner at PWC for 28 years.
Bring it.
He powerlifts competitively with the Chinese Olympic team, consults with hedge funds to short fraudulent Chinese companies, and is an active tax accounting blogger. It seems like all accounting professors are characters. This guy is no exception; he makes the class entertaining and I’m enjoying it so far.
E-Commerce
Posted in Graduate Life, Guest & Alumni Bloggers, Uncategorized Tagged china, international business, studying abroad 1 Comment
Adventures in the Middle Kingdom- Part 1
Henry Ko is a second year MBA student from Los Angeles, CA. He is currently studying abroad at Peking University in Beijing, China. This is his adventure…
It has been a crazy couple of days but I have arrived safely in China and I’m settling into my new home for the next three months. The first 24 hours of craziness started with some delayed flight drama in Nashville, followed by a sleepless 12.5 hour flight from Chicago to Beijing, ensued by long and chaotic queues at the Beijing airport, and topped off by a frustrating search for my living accommodations on campus. Things are finally coming together now and I’m ready to enjoy my China experience.
So far, Beijing has been everything I expected and a lot of what I didn’t expect. Here are some of my observations:
- China is growing and it is painful, for me: I’m reminded every day from 5AM to 12AM that China is experiencing unrelenting growth. Example: there is a new building going up about one hundred yards right outside my window and the site never seems to shut down. Just the other day, there was a thunderstorm rolling through the area. Lightning struck not too far away. Yet, the workers kept on hammering and the crane kept on lifting. Talk about commitment. The only time it seems to be quiet is when I wake up in the middle of the night wondering why there isn’t any noise coming from outside.