This picture was taken near the West Peak of Huashan. The man in the picture had to scale down a ladder on the side of the mountain to reach the isolated point where he is standing. The red ribbons that line the area and the color of the mans shirt represent luck and good fortune.

This picture was taken from inside the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai. The floor was a thick sheet of glass. It symbolizes the fact that the global engineer must place a certain level of trust in his or her host culture in order to be successful.

The walled off, isolationist China that our grandparents knew is no more. China and it's people are getting up to speed, becoming informed, producing and consuming more and playing an increasingly important role in global politics. The China our grandchildren will know will be one that is entirely globally engaged.