Visit China to Understand the World
Happy 2012 everyone! If you are still working on those New Years resolutions, how about thinking on doing something fun and smart at the same time? Nick Kristof on the New York Times just wrote an articles on “Where to Go to Understand the World in 2012” and here’s the first two sentences:
“If you want to understand the world, you need to understand Asia. That, in turn, means setting foot in China and India.”
I hope that bold in China was enough to make it obvious. For those of us in CAPS, pat yourself in the back. For Cornellians who are not, like, what are you waiting for?? As one of the kids (Class ’12) coming back from Beijing, I can only say I regret not doing some of those things Kristof suggested (like visiting the countryside, Datong, Guilin…) For CAPS juniors preparing to go to Beijing, now you know where to visit in China. As for me, I’m halfway to understanding our world now (THANK YOU CAPS!!!).