Thinking About What Global Means

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One of the unique things about Eric Chiang is his philosophy on travel. Essentially, get in, get out, and try to gain as many impressions of world locales as you can. Years ago, he started his “Around the World in 80 Hours” trips where he would circumnavigate the globe, briefly stopping off in international spots, and film himself talking about the local economy. Why? People around the world are faced with many of the same economic problems and yet they solve them in surprisingly different ways.

Eric started these journeys on his own accord to help illustrate this concept to his students. His experiences have been developed into the new Around the World feature in every chapter. Students read a synopsis of an international issue faced around the world, view media to further their understanding (some featuring Eric himself), and answer a question on how that issue is resolved in different places throughout the world.