When Mitzue Stockdale began the BBA+ Weekend program in the College of Business Administration in May 2008, she had been warned about a marketing project that would put her in close contact with her teammates, “spending endless hours together and seeing them more than our families.” Luckily for her, that turned out to be true. […]
Tag: International Business
IMBA Study Abroad: Third week in China!
This week the school organized a trip to Laoshan— Lao mountain. It is a very famous mountain and is known as one of the birthplaces of Taoism. It turns out that Laoshan is not just the mountain; it’s the entire area around it as well. It’s huge! First we climbed the mountain, all 1132.7 meters […]
IMBA Study Abroad: Second week in China!
This week we are becoming more accustomed to the Qingdao way. People speak somewhat aggressively, yet they are not angry, and taxi drivers are absolutely insane, but they have to be to survive Qingdao traffic and drivers (anyone who has complained about Miami, Venezuelan, Middle-Eastern, or any other drivers MUST come to Qingdao and see […]
IMBA Study Abroad: First week in China!
We arrived in Qingdao after a three-hour flight from Hong Kong on a cool airline called Dragonair. Their seats are upholstered in blue leopard skin, which I found hilarious, and the service is phenomenal. As soon as we landed we had a taste of the swine flu craze in China…two men, dressed entirely in white […]
Students cruise to international business understanding.
On land and sea, 41 students from the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) experienced the business and cultural environments of Rome, Sicily, Athens, Ephesus and Crete . . . while continuing their coursework, taking one or two classes. “During our three days in Rome, we visited the American University of Rome […]
IMBA Study Abroad: Mediterranean Cruise, Livorno and Pisa
This day we decided to relax and take it easy after the stress of the Rome ordeal. We docked in Livorno, Italy, and had the option of visiting Pisa and/or Florence. We decided to pick just one and went to Pisa by bus. It is a little town surrounded by a wall that looks like […]
IMBA Study Abroad: Mediterranean cruise, Civitavecchia and Rome
Our next stop on the cruise was Civitavecchia. We docked at the port and took a train to Vatican City. It was packed, as I expected, and not open to the public for a while because the pope was leaving or had an appearance, I’m not exactly sure which. When we finally entered St. Peter’s […]
IMBA Study Abroad: Mediterranean cruise, Napoli and Capri.
We went on a Royal Caribbean 7-night Mediterranean cruise. It was fantastic. We boarded in Barcelona, spent a day at sea, and then stopped at Napoli, Civitavecchia, and Livorno in Italy, and Villefrance and Marseilles in France. The ship is enormous and definitely engineered for fun 🙂 We left our bags and immediately explored it. […]
Global Leadership and Service Project marks fifth year.
Since the first Global Leadership and Service Project (GLSP) took a group of Florida International University’s (FIU) international business students to Thailand to engage in community service, the event has gained traction. This year, the project’s fifth, brought a greater sense of permanence to the effort, an important new relationship a custom-made wedding dress for […]
IMBA Study Abroad: Barcelona, Day 2
After no sleep for sooo many hours, I decided to rest instead of going out to a bar opening with Monica and one of her friends from here. We originally wanted to take the tour bus around the city bright and early but we were very tired. I went out on my own to explore […]