»October 25, 2007: Blog11 Wharton Lauder - Blog September – Wake me up before September ends (and I miss out on everything).
All Lauder got together before class for our summer project presentations. As part of our summer immersion each Language track did a small consulting project (or inside analysis) on a company around the world.Here is a list of this year projects.French Track - Senegalese Food Exporter, French Insurance Company and Citilog (vehicle detection & traffic control system).Spanish Track - Organic ... ... (MORE)
Current mood: Always Busy
Current mood: Always Busy
)»September 12, 2007: Blog 10 - Wharton Lauder - Blog weeks 10-14 – Preterm Mayhem and Rocky Steps
Welcome to the first days of preterm at Wharton where you are thrown into a pool of 800 unknown people (your future classmates).Nevertheless, if you are a Lauder Student, on your first day you already know 65 people. This saves you the embarrassment of introducing someone whose name you just learnt (and forgot) to someone you met 15 minutes ago (and whose name you also forgot). As long as you ... ... (MORE)
Current mood:
Happy
Current mood:
Happy
»August 15, 2007: Wharton Lauder Blog week 9- Back to Phily
When people used to ask me where I lives I used to say Philadelphia even though I spent only one month there in which I was changing places like most people every two weeks in our sublets. Brazil felt sort of like home and we were moving as much. Returning to Philly implied finally settling in, getting utilities, installing blinds, going to IKEA, Wal-Mart, etc.After the getting settled in hyste... ... (MORE)
Current mood: Moving in
Current mood: Moving in
»August 8, 2007: Lauder Portuguese - Blog week 8 – Saudades de Você, ate logo
Air traffic in Brazil has been really messy lately after the plane crash in Sao Paulo. We spent almost half a day waiting in the airport to finally board our plane to Brasilia. Brazil s capital is impressively planned and includes several buildings designed by Oscar Niemeyer, which make it a city of imaginative building design that appeals even to those who do not count architecture among their... ... (MORE)
Current mood:
Big-Smiley
Current mood:
Big-Smiley
»July 25, 2007: Lauder Portuguese - Blog week 7 – Tubarões e Nordestinhos
A tragic event happened this week, a TAM flight failed to land in Sao Paulo and all its passengers died. This was the worst accident in the Brazilian aeronautical history. Different commissions have been appointed to investigate what happened and flights around the country have been delayed. We have used that airport a couple of times, therefore people called home to say they were ok. We hope t... ... (MORE)
Current mood:
Sad
Current mood:
Sad
»July 22, 2007: Lauder Portuguese - Blog week 6 – Praia Cheia da Graça
The group got to Rio de Janeiro just in time to catch Lenny Kravitz performing on Live Earth in Copacabana. Those who couldn t get there went to a Bossa Nova Bar to hear "Girl from Ipanema". Afterwards we all got together and headed to one of the famous clubs in the Lapa neighborhood were we got the chance to dance our feet off.Rio is a place where the industrialized south meets the a... ... (MORE)
Current mood: Happy
Current mood:
Happy
»July 16, 2007: Lauder Portuguese - Blog week 5 – Olha Cara que Cidade
Week 5 started in Sao Paulo, the biggest city in the country and certainly one of the most cosmopolitans in the world. Once upon a time, it was the Nation s Capital and still remains as the nation s GDP power hub. During this week the Lauder program was mostly focused on corporate visits. We visited consulting firms like Mc Kinsey, Booz Allen Hamilton, BCG and in relation to financial services... ... (MORE)
»July 12, 2007: Lauder Portuguese - Blog week 4 - Até logo Santos
Sadly, the first period of our summer immersion was over. This week we got to enjoy some terrific views from different surrounding mountains in the island of Sao Vicente (where Santos is located). We also toured Santos s "orquidiario," which is sort of a little zoo. Here lies the last "Mata Atlântica" (Atlantic Forest) found in the island of Sao Vicente. Walking throu... ... (MORE)
Current mood: Sad
Current mood:
Sad
»June 27, 2007: Lauder Portuguese - Blog week 3 - Festas Juninas
This week we got to tour the area around Santos. Brazil s first settlements were established in this area of sunny beaches and paradisiacal jungle. In this environment Manioca (the general name for different native variations of Yucca root) sprouts out everywhere. Most Brazilian dishes use Manioca in way or another and you have al sorts of chip like snacks made from Manioca flour ("Polvilh... ... (MORE)
»June 20, 2007: Lauder Portuguese - Blog week 2 - Glorioso Alvinegro Praiano
Week 2 started way before recovering from week one and our program keeps getting more interesting every day. During our immersion we have corporate visits to get a first hand idea of different career opportunities and learn about companies that you have never though about where you may end up working during your summer or after your MBA. Moreover, it provides a sense of how business is done in ... ... (MORE)
Current mood:
Love
Current mood:
Love
