Sitting on a Corner in Brazil
I haven’t lived in many cities, one in fact. I’ve spent the better part (some might even say the best part) of the last decade living in downtown Baltimore. I have visited a number...
Category: MBA Communication Liaison
$1,500 stipend for students selected to be the MBA Communication Liaison. One stipend is offered per MBA Global Business Course. The Communication Liaison will be responsible for a variety of multimedia deliverables including, but not limited, to blogging, social media, photography, and videography throughout the duration of the course. https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/centers-excellence/global-business/programs-initiatives/graduate-programs/mba-global-business
Global Destination Unmatched – Dubai and Abu Dhabi
The Burj Khalifa was our first monument visit on Friday, January 4th, coincidentally on the 10th anniversary of its opening to the public. The world’s tallest tower is only 10years old, and this fact...
South Africa in Retrospect
After returning to my job in Baltimore this week, I’ve had countless friends, family, and co-workers ask me about my time in South Africa. My consistent answer has been that I’ve never been to...
What I learned about Women in Japan & Singapore
Preparing for this course we discussed the cultures in both Japan & Singapore. Knowing that Japan has major successful manufacturing companies like Toyota (then learning that Toyota will be sponsoring the building of a...
Preparing for Brazil – Global Experience 2020
Not many folks would put Brazil as the top of their list of places to visit due to lots of negative media coverage. However, if you take the time to speak with anyone who...
Smith MBA Global Experience – China and Vietnam
The time is almost here – less than a month to go! One of the main reasons I chose Smith for my MBA was the Global Study Abroad Program. I did not have the...
Preparing to do Business in the UAE: Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Uniquely positioned within an eight-hour flight of 2/3rds of the world’s population, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the global business destinations many other Smith MBA students and I have chosen...
Japan Singapore – Projects and Tourists!
The past few months have opened my eyes to business cultures in countries around the world. In both Japan and Singapore there is a different business culture as far as we have read and...
Smith MBA Global Experience – South Africa
When we were presented with the choice of locations for our Global Experience, South Africa immediately rose to the top of my list. The opportunity for a Global Experience course was one of the...