A few days ago in Hohhut, China our group was fortunate enough to meet with some students and professors from the Inner Mongolia University. We met each other through a question and answer session. The anthropology students and faculty were overjoyed to have us there, and we spent much time exchanging ideas about Mongolian, Chinese, and American culture and education systems. One of the professors expressed that the State has encouraged the university to expand and accept more students, while still maintaining academic quality. I feel like this is a challenge that American universities face too, trying to increase $enrollment$ and still provide a quality education. When we explained this to one of the professors he said that it is funny because this is more representative of capitalism than socialism, but it's happening in China anyway.
Talking to the students made me realize how many valuable educational and recreational opportunities I have in the US that these students do not. The students don't even understand the concept of many experiences I have had or organizations I have belonged to. These include having a job while studying in college, being on a sports team, studying abroad, going to a beach, living away from home to go to school, etc. This experience made me very gracious for all the opportunities I have had, and made me thankful for being an American.
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