Europe
Russia Photos
My MBA group is putting up all our pictures from Russia on an account at Flickr. Check it out. http://www.flickr.com/photos/emba06
Ann
Dutch Humor
So our Dutch colleagues don’t have the best sense of humor…as Brian and I experienced yesterday on his 30th birthday party. While Brian was touring vodka factories and Mc Donald’s in Russia, I spent most of the week thinking what Read more…
Europe
Walkin’ In Moscow
I was on my way to the Red Square for the first time. It’s a straight 2.2 kilometer shot down the street from the hotel. I was walking there with a group of my MBA classmates on our second day Read more…
Europe
Cultural Differences
I was sitting in the lobby of the Imperium casino in Moscow, waiting for the complimentary car service for losers, when I noticed something peculiar. I was sitting in front of a row of connected slot machines all with a Read more…
Europe
Hit me Sergey
I had to do it. I’ve been gambling in every country that I have been to where it’s legal, so I just had to check out a Russian casino. The concierge recommended the Golden Palace and called me a cab. Read more…
Europe
First Day In Russia
I flew into Sheremetyevo airport with about thirteen fellow RSM students. We were waved through immigration by a typically stone-faced official woman, and then I was set loose onto Russian soil. Immediately your brain starts looking for the differences. Everything Read more…
Ann
MA Picnic
So yesterday the American Studies students got together to finally celebrate the end of the program. Of course we did this in style with an all American picnic in the Bois de la Cambre, the Central Park of Brussels. There Read more…
Entertainment
Pass the Popcorn Comrade
To get in the spirit of going to Moscow, I did a little inventory about movies I saw growing up that shaped my opinions about what Russia is like: Moscow on the Hudson The Hunt for Red October The Spy Read more…
Ramblings
Countdown to Moscow
In a little more than seven hours I’ll be on my way to Russia. I’m going for a week as part of my MBA program, to do an immersion in a different business culture and environment and broaden our knowledge Read more…
Europe
Pub Quiz
Ann and I, our friend Ian, and two of our colleages (Fleur and Stefan), participated in the Jameson Pub Quiz at O’ Casey’s Irish Pub in Den Haag last night. Generally, I like trivia games. The first challenge, always the Read more…