9. Russian and Chinese Summers

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Dubuque to Chicago to Frankfurt to St. Petersburg to Pushkin to St. Petersburg to Moscow to Frankfurt to Chicago to Dubuque

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Peterhof Palace and GardensPeterhof Palace and Gardens
Peterhof Palace and Gardens

Comparable to Versailles. Pushkin, Russia
I’ve spent recent weeks working overseas with LeadAmerica and some brilliant students from across America. I started in St. Petersburg, Russia with an incredible group of select staff and a great group of students. We spent time getting to know the leadership, culture and history of Russia in our ever changing world. By good fortune, we were in Russia during the time of the famous white nights where the sun hardly sets, so it’s daylight a majority of the nights. From a boat cruise down the Neva River, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Hermitage, a meeting in Legislative Assembly, concerts, galleries to trying new foods, I feel their could have been no better exposure to such a tenacious and beautiful country. I found Russia to be more intriguing than I originally anticipated. After garden and palace tours in Pushkin, we boarded the train to Moscow for their famous circus, I feel my energy levels were tested to the max on this trip as the staff slept very little.

I returned home for a few days rest before heading off to Shanghai, China where another conference was held. The Discover China program was more relaxed than Russia but no less enjoyable or
Palace Square, St. PetersburgPalace Square, St. Petersburg
Palace Square, St. Petersburg

Such a famous place and yet so open!
broadening. On this trip we found ourselves meeting with consulate and commerce speakers, viewing and eating in a worker’s community, visiting a Jade Buddha temple, an amazing acrobatic show at the Ritz Carlton Shanghai, and even spent an afternoon walking the Shanghai Zoo. Although the weather in Shanghai was hot and humid beyond complete enjoyment, I thoroughly loved my day off and a great 12 mile run in Shanghai’s Century Park. A quick flight to Xi’an allowed us a couple days to see the 2,200 year old Terra Cotta Warriors (AKA 8th wonder of the world). We were able to explore Xi’an and its Grand Canal by dragon boat and then flew to Beijing to see the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square and a show performed by Martial Arts students. Given the greatness of these opportunities, it was hard to believe I was paid to experience such wonders. I trust all the students gained a great deal from this exposure and am sure this experience will lead them into great futures as leaders with the paths they so choose. I only hope there are many more students that are as brilliant as those I worked with this summer as they really
The Church of Spilled BloodThe Church of Spilled Blood
The Church of Spilled Blood

How Russian is this?
made my time in Russia and China enjoyable.

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St. Basil's CathedralSt. Basil's Cathedral
St. Basil's Cathedral

I love the color in this building
Staff at the KremlinStaff at the Kremlin
Staff at the Kremlin

My brilliant co-workers and I in Moscow, Russia.
Americans and Russian counterpartsAmericans and Russian counterparts
Americans and Russian counterparts

The staff went for dinner and drinks on our day off.
Neva River EmbankmentNeva River Embankment
Neva River Embankment

Raising of the bridges are a must in St. Petersburg. To do this, we took a boat tour of St. Petersburg and its canals.
Cresting of Peterhof PalaceCresting of Peterhof Palace
Cresting of Peterhof Palace

Clean and beautiful. Pushkin, Russia.
Great Wall of ChinaGreat Wall of China
Great Wall of China

Notice the humidity in the air?
Shanghai SkylineShanghai Skyline
Shanghai Skyline

Picture from the Bund in Shanghai. Although the picture does not show it, the day was extremely hot and humid.
Tiananmen SquareTiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square

What fun people LeadAmerica staff are!
Gansta in ChinaGansta in China
Gansta in China

LeadAmerica students and staff





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Date: 20th September 2010


Its a world heritage , great structure please maintain its beauty

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