Once you come to Glion, you have to know how to say hello in the French way!

My name is Wang Zhen. I come from China. People call me Daniel on campus. If you want to be remembered, you better have an English name (for Chinese people only), but it is not obligatory. I was in Glion for the Postgraduate Diploma in Hospitality Management. I have already finished my study part, I am doing my internship on Glion campus as Cost Controller in the F & B Department. Nowadays, I only have one month left before I finish my internship and I am looking for the job now. So the main part of my blog in the following year will be my career life, as well as my working experience in some countries, maybe in Maldives, in China or maybe elsewhere.

If you do not mind, I would like to share a few more details about myself. As I told you, I am Chinese. In my family, I have two brothers, one sister and really cool parents, which is a huge family in China. I was born in a small city called Fushun. It is located in the north part of China, four hours from Beijing by train. We have a very typical continental climate in my hometown. In summer it can be 35 degrees and in winter we can also have 35 degrees below zero. So, you can imagine how warm I felt the winter here in Switzerland.

Before I came to Switzerland, I was doing my university in Shenyang Institute of Engineering. My major was tourism management which is also related to hospitality. I think this is one of my reasons why I choose to my further study in hospitality industry.

The first time I worked in a hotel was three years ago. It was a Sheraton hotel, one of the Starwood hotels chain. I worked in the front office department as a concierge. Even doing that, I had the feeling that I liked this job. It is very important to realize what you really want to do in the future. After six months of internship in that hotel, I decided to continue my further studies in hospitality. Luckily, my previous hotel manager gave me the suggestion to come to Glion. Now, I really appreciate his suggestion. Taking everything into consideration, Glion is truly the top school in the hotel industry. With the “Glion Spirit”, you will never regret to be part of this family.

So guys, I am looking forward to seeing you soon on campus. If you want more information, you can visit other blogs from all my colleagues. We will try our best to present the life of Glion in different aspects with different cultures. And if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Zhen.wang@glion.ch, danielw1987@163.com