DAY 45- March 5- MY LAST FULL DAY IN CHINA
Well it’s been an incredible ride! I have SO enjoyed being here in China. I was trying to think of what I should blog here but I couldn’t come up with anything better than the contents of the email I sent to all the Premier employees that work for us over here. I think it says it best. Here is that email:
As you know, tomorrow is my last day here and I just wanted to express my most heartfelt and sincere thanks for the wonderful hospitality you have extended to me while I have been here in Huaqiao.
This was my first trip to mainland China and it has been nothing short of a fabulous experience that is directly attributable to all of your expressions of consideration and kindness while I have been here. You have been excellent working compatriots. You have been fantastic guides and teachers of all things Chinese. You have been great social and meal companions. And, most importantly to me, you have become great friends. In short, all of you- each in your own way- have gone out of your way to make me feel as comfortable and welcomed as possible and, for all of this, I thank you so very much!
I hope that my stay here and my meager efforts have contributed in some small way to the continued and future success of Premier BPO Co. Kunshan Ltd. You have a great team here and I know that I speak for the entire leadership team of Premier BPO, Inc. when I say that we are very confident of great things continuing to come from your organization here in Huaqiao.
In parting, I want to wish you all the best and I hope that all of you know that, even though I will be back in the US, I will only be a phone call or email away if I can ever be of assistance or just to say “hello.”
Thanks again!
Reese
That pretty much says it all. Tomorrow I will travel to Pu Dong airport in Shanghai where I first started my visit on China soil. It is with mixed emotions that I leave here. As you can see from my letter, I have forged some lifelong and cherished friendships here. I will miss them and on that account it is with a bit of sadness that I depart China. However, I feel very satisfied that I have done my best to improve our operations substantially. We have implemented multiple new improvements and I believe that with this excellent team of employees here, Premier BPO Co. Kunshan Ltd. will continue to thrive in success. And I am excited and so ready to get back to family, friends and the good ole USA!
My flight departs from Shanghai at 10:00 a.m. and I will arrive at 1:00 p.m. the same day in Detroit. I will lose the 14 hours I gained when I came over. Back to the past so to speak. But I truly believe that one day I will come “back to the future” and return to China whether for business or pleasure. Either way, I look forward to seeing my working companions and my new lifelong friends here again.
Thanks for taking the time to read my somewhat “cheesy” blog. I hope that it will bring you some symblence of what China is like and that you will see that China is not our enemy but an ally in waiting. The people here are, in many ways, just like us. They work and play as we do. Their habits and culture is different in many ways; but, I can assure you that, at their core, they are a loving, kind and generous people.
I look forward to seeing you all soon. God bless and please keep me in your prayers for my journey home!
Reese
