Before I sign off on our 2008 SBCC China-Vietnam Study Abroad blog I’d like to express the co-Directors’ thanks to everyone who helped make this journey possible. First, thanks to Study Abroad Director Carola Smith and our dean, Marilynn Spaventa (for more info on SBCC Study Abroad please check out their website: http://www.sbcc.edu/studyabroad/website/). Thank you to the International Office at Shandong University for looking after us while we were in Jinan and a special thanks to Jiaqi who worked hard every day on our behalf. Likewise, a huge thank you to our friends Hanh and Phuong for going out of their way to ease our way through Vietnam. Respect to the Hanoi Luxury Hotel (www.hanoiluxuryhotel.com.vn) and owner Tony Hoang for our excellent accommodations in Hanoi. I highly recommend them!
Finally, thank you to everyone who helped with Pre-Departure back in SB: Michael Landers from Culture Crossing (www.culturecrossing.net), Dr. Yongjin Park for his Mandarin lessons, as well as Ingrid Bowman and Dr. Lou Spaventa for their efforts to prepare us for our English Internships in Jinan. Last but not least, a huge “Xie Xie” and “Cám on” to Professor Peter Haslund for founding this program nearly 25 years ago and providing invaluable advice to the co-Directors. We heard repeatedly from your friends here in Asia that they missed seeing you this trip and they hope that you will pay them a visit soon.
[Dr. Peter Haslund at Shandong University, 1985]
Adios amigos, I’ve got my heart set on Mexican food as soon as I touch down at LAX...
- Dr. Matthew Mooney, SBCC Professor of History
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