Stephen MacDonald, Aimee Murray, Christa Carson, Germaine Bly
(with quotes of the day...)
May 30, 2008
Shopping, shopping, and more shopping! Christa blogs about how we shopped until we dropped during our last day in Dubai.
"I guess in Dubai size does matter." - Christa in the Mall of the Emirates
May 29, 2008
Germaine blogs about our busy day interviewing an entreprenuer, visiting Booz Allen, and meeting fellow business students in Dubai.
May 28, 2008
Stephen blogs about UPS, Burj El Arab lunch and evening desert safari.
"What can brown do for you? They can make you not go into their damn warehouse. That's what." - Lee Harrop
"Where there's a Will, there's a way." - Will Clark
"We're driving sideways." - Stephen
May 27, 2008
Aimee blogs about our visit to Dubai International Financial Center and clubbing in Dubai.
"Y'all are cool for old people." -Germaine (to Stephen and Christa)
"No, we're all going in the other one." - Dewanna (to the taxi driver)
May 26, 2008
Our first work day in Dubai. Stephen blogs about stereotypical Dubai businesses: construction, schools and real estate.
"To be global achievers, we need to be multicultural" - Nita Maitra
"Everything is a learning experience especially in Real Estate" - Fadi Almasri
"Even if you lose your money, you just go and do it over again" - Fadi Almasri
"I just about swallowed my gum." - Stephen (after hearing Mr. Almasri's age)
May 25, 2008
Germaine blogs about our whirlwind adventure in Cairo during our 6 hour layover.
"It's an adventure." - Stephen
"It's interesting." - Germaine
"Oh my God!" - Christa (remarking at the taxi driving)
May 24, 2008
Today was HOT!!! Aimee writes about our scorching hot sightseeing day in Luxor.
"Oh, we have to walk up steps?" -Dewanna Burke
"There are four religions in Egypt - Pharaonic, Islamic, Coptic Christian, and the Golden Arches." - Hassan (our guide)
"Alexander the FABulous!" - Lee Harrop
May 23, 2008
Christa writes about our memorable meeting with Dr. Laila Iskandar Kamel.
"Christa, I hear you are the Queen of Trash." -Lee Harrop
"These children know about marketing and they don't even have their MBA." - Dr. Iskandar
"I'm not a garbage collector. I am a recycler... stupid." - Dr. Iskandar
May 22, 2008
Wow. Lots of meetings today. Christa tries to summarize all of today's meetings into a short blog.
"Jeans: 120 Egyptian pounds . and...Tip: 5 Egyptian pounds. Welcome to Egypt. <grin>"
- Jeans salesman to Stephen
"We have to walk how far?" - Aimee (after USAID meeting)
May 21, 2008
Work day. Aimee and Germaine stayed home sick today. Stephen blogs about our really busy day and our really fun night!
"They stopped us at hello." - Dewanna Burke (at the U.S. Embassy)
"Do your brakes play music when you slow down?" - Aimee
"Dewanna, this is Cairo, not the desert." - Mohamed
May 20, 2008
Pyramid day! Germaine blogs about our trip to the pyramids.
"I've done camels." - Jim Beach
"You can be my first wife...but only for the trip." - Siva Nathan (to Jim)
"It's not a doll. It's Liz Taylor" - Stephen
May 19, 2008
Work day. Amy blogs about our trip to IBM Cairo, our team entrepreneur meeting and day in Cairo.
"Look! It's the disco mosque." - Stephen
May 18, 2008
Christa blogs about our trip to the Antiquities Museum and dinner with Aimee's Egyptian friends.
"I was definitely dreaming Egyptian." - Germaine
May 16, 2008 and May 17, 2008
We're off to Cairo!!
May 14, 2008
Stephen blogs about Islamic Banking which is a TOTALLY different animal than banking in North America
May 6, 2008
Germaine’s thoughts on the Arabic Language and some useful words to know
May 2, 2008
Aimee’s thoughts about
Jim’s lecture on entrepreneurship.
April 29,
2008
Ice Skates and Dubai?!?? Stephen blogs about his first thoughts on Dubai
after our prep class and a little searching around a little on the internet. Will
his opinion change once he actually arrives there?
April 24, 2008
Dichotomies in Egypt. Christa blogs about her first thoughts on Egypt
