Challenges

While traveling abroad before the biggest challenge I faced was the language barrier. Last year, I spent a few weeks in France and it was very difficult not knowing the language. Tasks from ordering food, getting directions, or finding a bathroom became time-consuming and frustrating. I am anticipating finding it even more challenging in China, due to the Chinese characters used instead of alphabet we are familiar with. This challenge will be a great learning experience as to how to communicate non-verbally as well as learning some Chinese characters and words along the way!