Off to India...

Well, tomorrow I am off on another international trek around the globe. This time it's to India for two weeks. I am going with a group of my fellow MBA classmates on something our program calls "study tours." These tours are done during the two weeks between our winter and spring quarters and we usually have four of them occurring at the same time. The trips are developed and organized by fellow students and are available to those who apply. Almost half of our MBA class consists of international students, so it is great when they step up to plan a tour to their country.

Last year I went on a study tour to China and it was one of the best experiences I have had in the MBA program. During our two weeks abroad, we visited 15 companies in four major cities and got a front row seat of the worlds fastest growing economy.

In India, we will also be going to four major cities: Bangalore, Delhi, Goa, and Mumbai. The companies we will be meeting with cover industries such as outsourcing, micro finance, oil, and securities exchange.


India is one furthest places to fly to from the continental United States. Tomorrow we have to make the four and a half hour trip from Seattle to New York first before we take the 18 hour flight to India. It should prove to be a long day, but we are all excited for the trip.

I will try to do some blogging while I am over there and of course post all of the pictures when I get back. Welp, back to packing.

Copenhagen Riots are back...

Well, I have been keeping in touch with my classmates from Copenhagen who are finishing up the second half of their year long study abroad and it looks like the riots I experienced in front of my apartment last September continued again last week.

The roommates that are still at my apartment said they burned several cars and a couple of buildings. Here's the link to the story.