1. Global Citizenship Week: China By Sornvara Kho-Udom

2. About Me Name: Sornvara Kho-Udom Age: 17 years old Nationality: Thai Time at ISB: 11th year Future Plans: Marketing/Business Administration at Boston University

3. Four Ways of Knowing Reason Perception* Emotion* Language*

4. Overview Who: Group of around 20 students and two teachers What: Community-service based trip at Bifengxia Panda Base Where: Cheng Du and Ya’an, China When: February 2011

5. Why I Chose This Experience New culture Enjoyable Touring and Sight-Seeing Shopping Community Service at Bifengxia Panda Base Learn so much, and in a variety of areas, in such a short time

6. Language Different language Language barrier Communication problems Becomes an adversity Finding alternative ways Using gestures and movements Art forms Mixture of languages: English and Mandarin

8. Hotel staff’s view (Morris): each unsure, Perceptual narrowing

9. Emotion Can both help or hinder learning Community service (Cleaning Panda Cage and Habitats): Requires teamwork Attitudes toward activities More likely to cause conflicts