Cultural Dimension Seminars Today we stayed in the hotel as Professor Fernandez conducted a morning seminar on Cultural Dimensions and an afternoon seminar on Intercultural Relations. Both seminars presented an extremely useful insight into how other countries conduct business and how it relates to the difference of countries society structures. The morning seminar focused … Continue reading Understanding Other Cultures by Tait Sorenson
Costa Rica Chamber of Commerce Hello everybody and greeting from Costa Rica. First and foremost, I would like to thank all the wonderful people that have worked their tail off to make this special opportunity available to all the Study Abroad groups. Personally, I would like to extend my appreciation to the Study Abroad … Continue reading First couple days in Costa Rica by Tait Sorenson
Today we took a long drive over to Hopkins, a small Garifuna coastal town. Almost immediately after we arrived, we went snorkeling which was a new experience for me. It took some time to get comfortable with it and all of the things to remember: hands/arms at my side, don’t touch the coral or they’ll … Continue reading Snorkeling in Hopkins and Garifuna Drum Circle by Dina Athanassie
Today was such an extraordinary day! But then again, the past 3 days were just as extraordinary… It kind of started slow, with a 3 hour bus ride to Siena & San Gimignano, but it was well worth the trip! Riding the bus through the countryside was so beautiful; like a landscape painting made reality. Full of different … Continue reading Italy Hum – The Principle of the Gothic Architecture is Infinity Made Imaginable by Sarah Guzman
On Day 3, our group again had a very healthy breakfast and jumped in the van to tour INCAE. INCAE was the first Business School to offer MBAs in Latin America in 1964, thanks to JFK urging Harvard to collaborate with the Central American Presidents to establish the school. Since its inception and still today, INCAE … Continue reading INCAE Business School – The Harvard of Latin America by Tait Sorenson
Costa Rica Chamber of Commerce The first day, we woke up early and had a nice healthy fruit breakfast and then we set sail for the heart of San Jose to do a little souvenir shopping before we visited the Costa Rican Chamber of Commerce. At the Chamber of Commerce, we learned the nuts and … Continue reading Survey of International Business in Costa Rica by Tait Sorenson
Today we went on a bus ride to Plaza Navona to see the incredible Pantheon. During our long and adventures walk we stopped by a fruit market and had a delicious fruit cup for breakfast. We toured the back streets of Rome and took pictures of all the shops and churches. Then our tour guide Jill led us to the … Continue reading Italy Hum. – A visit to the Pantheon and the market by Adrian Osmani
My flight to Rome, I was with our teacher and 4 other students. Our flight was delayed while on the runway in Philly for two hours. So, we arrived in Rome a little bit late. We were very tired, but we met up with the rest of our group and our tour guide, Josh. We … Continue reading Italy Hum. – Our first day in Rome! by Courtney Thiel
The group left on Sunday morning, bright and VERY early, to head for Belize. We landed in Belize City at 11am to a very humid day greeted by Crystal Paradise Resort’s Eric. We stopped for lunch at an amazing road side diner that served rice and potato salad with your choice of beef, chicken, fish, … Continue reading Belize – The Jungle Paradise by Stephanee Bridges
The Dome of Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore On the day we spent in Florence, I was beside myself with joy. Florence, to me, represents everything I love about art and philosophy. If it weren’t for the Medici’s in Florence, than there would not have been the Renaissance. To just think of all of … Continue reading Italy HS – Memories of Firenze by Brae Elliott