It’s easy to celebrate together when you’re nearby. When you are close, you can share high-fives, hugs, and tasty treats. It gets more difficult to celebrate together when you are timezones apart. With friends, family, and a wonderful partner now spread across the globe, I’m experiencing both the hardships and ease of sharing the celebrations [...]
This post is an annual tradition it seems. The highlights of 2008 were great, but the highlights of 2009 sure do shine! <insert groans of how corny that was here>
Why was this a great year? Let me share with you some of the incredible memories I have of the year gone by:
January
Presenting an award-winning presentation [...]
While studying at the Copenhagen Business School, a classmate of mine asked the prof “What do I need to know in order to prepare me to be successful in international business?”
His response: “Geography”
His rationale:
International business is influenced primarily by international laws and politics.
International laws are influenced by domestic laws and governing systems.
These laws are influenced [...]
This past weekend I travelled to Burlington, Vermont with Ange Cullen to visit my best friend Andrew Haas. He recently got back from almost 3 years in Asia (not consecutively, but it sure felt that way). Together, we had some of the best laughs I’ve had all summer! There is just something about a mountain [...]
Before I left for my familiarization trip, Rob asked me why I like to travel. My response: I love experiencing the different “hubs of love.”
A hub of love: a location in which people congregate to be refilled with feelings of goodwill, high hopes, and love. My favourite examples are:
Airports: anxious arrivals, heart-string pulling departures, reconnecting [...]
…because I’ll be here:
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I am leaving tomorrow to evaluate a service provider who may potentially offer a travel program for new grads at UBC. I am hopping on the first leg of UCSB’s grad trip to see if we could do something like this at UBC. (Tough job, but someone’s gotta bite the [...]
