Friday, January 18, 2013

Derek Correl Jettribe Team Member's recalls our adventure Asia Tour.

Where to begin? There were so many memorative moments. It will take me a while to describe all the experiences. First off, my journey began with thanksgiving with the Vo family. We had a great time with tony and his family. And yes, we had both styles of turkey. They were both great. Our next journey was from LAX to China, to meet with our suppliers. Every year has been a challenge. But this year, we have so. Many different cities to visit on A very tight schedule, before we even think about the world kings cup in Thailand. One extra added bonus, was that we had a whole row to ourselves, which made out first long flight over the pacific very comfortable for everyone to rest. And we needed that rest, because after landing in china, we hit the ground running. Our tight itinerary posed a great challenge. Our first supplier picked us up at the airport, and had lunch with us. She then took us for a tour around several factories, along with accompanying us for several meetings where important decisions were made for our product line. But as always, our tight schedule left no time for us to sightsee before our next appointment.
After a long day, we decided to take a walk around our hotel. Across the street, we discovered a mall, not unlike the ones we are used to. On our walk, we met up with an English teacher from Georgia. She was teaching english to the Chinese. She was very glad to see us, and decided to take us to a Walmart. We soon found out, Walmart in china really shows the Chinese culture, in the products it carries. Seafood wasn't just fresh, it was alive. What an experience.
The next day, we woke up early to rush though breakfast, and head to the airport for another long day of traveling from meeting to meeting. We had a short flight to Luzon, to meet up with a group of clients. We landed in a place called Liuzhou, where Larry Chen picked us up, and took us to our hotel. We wasted no time as we prepared for a meeting over dinner with clients. We had a great and diverse dinner of sushi and French fries. And yet again, an early morning meeting with clients kept us from staying out too late. Written by Derek Correl

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