INTO THE CLOUDS
Into the clouds of Monteverde we go! Today we took a four-hour drive to special destination we came all the way to Costa Rica to visit. Our day started at...
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CULTURE SHOCK
We aren't in the states anymore! We are currently in Alajuela, Costa Rica. It is the neighboring town by San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. As soon as we arrived, we...
SOMEWHERE IN THE SKY
Four a.m. was pretty early for the rest of the crew, PeeDee and me. We were all up early to be at the Zurich airport to prepare for the 10:15...
THE LAST CLIMB
On the last day before our departure from Europe, PeeDee and I wanted to make it a good one to remember. We both got a good night’s sleep as we...
THREE COUNTRIES, ONE DAY
Like most nights, I fall asleep thinking of the exciting day to come. This morning, I got out of bed in Zurich, Switzerland, put on my business-casual outfit and went...
PASSIONATE PIRATES
This morning, we all gathered in the hotel conference room for a very exciting presentation from ECU alumnus Olaf Hannemann. Olaf, who graduated with an MBA from ECU in 1998,...
A SWEET TIME
PeeDee and I were lucky enough visit the Lindt & Sprüngli Chocolate Factory and get the full Chocolate Experience. The second we walked into the Lindt store, the air smelled...
PERFECT PLACES
On this visit, we gained quality insight as to what Siemens is today, how it came to be and more specifically how the company develops building technology that aligns with...
ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME
Marianna Shurina Today, PeeDee and I went on two adventures of a lifetime. After much contemplation and worrying, we both decided that the experience of going paragliding would be worth...
SAY CHEESE
Sigourney Clark Day eight of the Alpine Study Abroad program started off at 9 a.m. with a 45-minute ride to Engelberg, Switzerland. While on the bus, I could not help...