This presentation was Hofstra Alum, John Ross speaking about how his Chinese education took him to China and what it's like living and working their.

Storified by · Thu, May 03 2012 06:40:26

Ross' mom says when he comes home he's in shock of how poorly our economy is doing. #hu80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, May 02 2012 09:24:43

Ross said if you have to pay for the coffee you should start thinking twice. #hu80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, May 02 2012 09:22:18

Ross was on 2 headlines for his marriage! #hu80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, May 02 2012 09:18:59

Ross asked advice for obtaining a Chinese girlfriend. #hu80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, May 02 2012 09:17:16

Ross asked why he wanted to go to China in the first place. #hu80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, May 02 2012 09:16:56

Ross wrote a speech he didn't read. Come prepared anyway! #hu80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, May 02 2012 09:14:17

Ross says don't complain! Find a solution! #hu80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, May 02 2012 09:12:15

Ross talks about "face." #hu80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, May 02 2012 09:08:48

"If you want it, you will definitely find it." -Ross on jobs

— Jenna Strem · Wed, May 02 2012 09:08:24

Teaching and network dinners are the way to go if you're moving to China for business. #hu80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, May 02 2012 09:07:11

Because Ross with open with his current boss about his successes and failures they have a better relationship now working together. #hu80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, May 02 2012 09:05:38

Ross believes email can cause a lot of miscommunication. Things get lost. #hu80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, May 02 2012 09:04:05

Ross didn't get a job in China right away. He used NETWORKING to land a job in China. #hu80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, May 02 2012 09:01:40

Ross had the opportunity to study at his Chinese professor's university in China. #hu80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, May 02 2012 08:54:51

90% of Ross' day is in Chinese. #hu80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, May 02 2012 08:47:34

It took Ross months before he got a first date with his wife. Talk about hard to get. #hu80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, May 02 2012 08:44:57

Ross works an hour boat ride from Hong Kong. #hu80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, May 02 2012 08:44:08

Storified by · Tue, Apr 03 2012 07:21:05

"If the story is too good to be true, it almost always is too good to be true" says, Blitzer. Be accurate. #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 13:23:36

Blitzer's advice for student journalists: Practice, practice, practice! #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 13:19:27

Blitzer is asked the best way to get the truth with limited time. Be prepared! It takes a lot of work. #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 13:18:09

@wolfblitzercnn thinks Mitt Romney would pick Senator Rob Portman to be his running mate. #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 13:13:15

Blitzer sees himself as our liaison. Think about the viewers! #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 13:11:16

August 1991- Blitzer was in Moscow...most of us were in the womb. #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 13:07:36

"No one appreciates freedom of the press more than journalists." -Blitzer #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 13:01:07

African Americans hugged Blitzer after Barack Obama's election saying they didn't believe it was true until he announced it. #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:59:41

Blitzer will be celebrating his 22nd anniversary at CNN this year. He still gets up every day excited for work. #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:56:04

The competition is intense. Wolf Blitzer says you cannot slack or go on "cruise control." #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:55:13

"In the past we not only survived, we strived...and we will again." -Blitzer on the United States. #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:53:47

@wolfblitzercnn admires candidates for putting themselves out there for America. "It's a rough and tough business." #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:52:11

Blitzer says you have to prepare for the debates you're moderating and be ready to back up your questions. #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:47:33

Blitzer on debates: "The more the merrier." They give us a better appreciation for the candidates." #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:40:34

As a debate moderator, Blitzer always tries to hold the candidates responsible for what they say. #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:37:13

@wolfblitzercnn talks about presidential debates and what they entail. @HofstraU #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:32:05

The U.S. has a commitment to maintain troop presence in Afghanistan until 2014. #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:30:47

Almost 50 million Americans still living on food stamps- something we shouldn't neglect says, Blitzer. #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:29:07

The current Obama campaign is learning from the Clinton campaign in '96. #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:27:01

@wolfblitzercnn about Obama: "The aging process really shows the enormous responsibilities." #hofdebate

— Jenna Strem · Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:26:32

Storified by · Tue, Apr 17 2012 07:54:55

Kim Barker says education in Pakistan is terrifying. #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 09:23:38

Ed Rollins says hot spot of the world is Israel. We would be on their side if they needed us. #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 09:20:41

Ed Rollins says we're frozen for a period of time. We're war fatigued. #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 09:17:48

Kim Barker on being attacked- we as a country will have to get used to it. It's going to happen. #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 09:13:01

Kim Barker: The nature of being the lone super power: We're going to be attacked again.#HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 09:10:18

Question posed: How have these wars made us safer? #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 09:09:12

Howard Dean says, "This generation will be citizens of the world, not just this country." #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 09:07:29

Howard Dean: "The world has shrunk so fast and the governments haven't kept up with it." #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 09:06:19

Kim Barker praises Afghanistan for building themselves up. 70% is under age 30. #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 09:00:29

Howard Dean: "You can't fight for people who won't fight for themselves." #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 08:57:41

KIm Barker: "If we stay on this path, we should bring everyone home tomorrow." #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 08:55:28

Kim Barker says, if we had a coherent policy from the beginning it would have worked better. #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 08:54:42

Kim Barker kept notebook of people she met and noted when each of them died-they are now all dead. #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 08:52:15

Kim Barker on Afghanistan: "They wanted us there." #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 08:45:34

Kim Barker wants to talk about what it's like to be on the ground in Afghanistan. #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 08:44:41

In Howard Dean's view, the Iraq war has made our lives miserable and we have only made Iran stronger. #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 08:38:32

Howard Dean: The Chinese couldn't believe a black man was elected president. #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 08:36:52

Howard Dean says Europe feels the president doesn't pay attention to them. #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 08:35:47

Howard Dean takes the mic: America is exceptional! #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 08:34:44

Ed Rollins says we've lost some respect from the world after the Afghan War #HU80

— Jenna Strem · Wed, Feb 15 2012 08:28:21