Today I slept in. Then after I got up I worked on my paper for Managing Global Innovation. I actually was quite productive. Although I still haven’t finished it, that is a mere formality now. Wanting to get out of my apartment for the first time all weekend, I called up Hyemi. She was gracious enough to meet me for coffee…

So I just coughed up the RMB for a full conference pass to this event. Through my 关系 I was able to get a discount. It also appears I’ve been tasked with promoting the event at Tsinghua…

So today I went to the Deutsche Bank presentation at the Tsinghua School of Economics and Management. Russell a classmate from UCLA: Andersen was promoting it. He introduced us to the head of recruiting for Asia. Dave was introduced and he said he was from Pepperdine. The guy nods. I introduce myself and say I’m from Sauder…

Today was the International Exchange Forum at the Tsinghua School of Economics and Management. Danna and I were obligated to present about the glory that is the Sauder School of Business. Danna was almost overcome, while attempting to describe how great Vancouver is. After all it was recently named the number one city in the world for “liveability” by the Economist Intelligence Unit…

Yesterday I received my first thing given to me by a girl in a short skirt in Beijing. It was a brochure for a new Asian noodle restaurant that I guess has opened up in Wu Dao Kou. The girl in a short skirt marketing scheme is a staple of business in Japan…