Bienvenido a Cádiz…y España!
By: Sam Bradley-Kelly, Foster Undergraduate Hola a todos! My name is Samuel Bradley-Kelly. I am a senior studying Business Administration with a focus in Finance and International Business (CISB Program: Spanish Track), as well as a Foster Honors student. I decided to complete my study abroad in Cádiz, Spain because of two reasons. The first... Read More
A Tropical Getaway
By: Eve Churaisin, Foster Undergraduate Sawasdee kaa! In the Thai language, “Sawasdee” is “hello” and “kaa” is what females say at the end of a sentence to denote politeness. I just returned from my trip to Thailand a few days ago, and all I can say is that I already miss it. It was a... Read More
Bergen Beginnings
By: Stacey Kammerer, Foster Undergraduate Hei hei! I’m Stacey, a senior of the Foster School, and am spending my fall semester in Bergen, Norway at NHH. Bergen is such a cute city (and very student friendly). It’s right on the water, and there are huge ships coming in all of the time. There’s also a... Read More
Global study: Looking at Cyprus & Greece through different cultural lenses
Guest blog post by Aspasia Bartell, UW Foster School of Business MBA student Selected from a nationwide candidate pool, second-year Foster MBA student Aspasia Bartell traveled to Cyprus and Greece this summer with the American Hellenic Institute Foundation, a Washington, DC-based, Greek-American think tank. During the trip she had the opportunity to study current foreign... Read More
A bit about public health in the UK…and WALES!
By: Amanda Pressly, Foster Undergraduate First off, I will be the first to admit I am probably among the most unlucky people in the world. I will also admit my first day/night in Manchester was hell. It all started to go bad when I missed my connecting flight and the airport lost my luggage, meaning... Read More
Time of My Life
By: Cassandra Bass, Foster Undergraduate So, to introduce myself I’m Cassandra Bass, am studying Marketing, and am in my third year at Foster. Wow, Germany, where to start? I have already been here in Mannheim, Germany for two months and am having the time of my life. Germany is such an amazing country with incredible... Read More
Learning to Kick it Mancunian Style
By: Nathan Whitson, Foster Undergraduate Studies at the University of Manchester (Manchester, England) have finally begun! My name is Nathan Whitson. I am currently a Senior at UW, my focus being finance. At this point, I have been in Manchester for a little over a week and have genuinely had the time of my life.... Read More
La Dolce Vita
By: Camilo Moreno-Salamanca, Foster Undergraduate As I complete my first month in Milano and start my third week of classes at Universitá Bocconi, I can safely say that it has been an amazing ride. Now I’m about to say what perhaps every student who goes abroad says, but this is definitely one of the best... Read More
Welcome to Singapore, My Friends!
By: Eve Churaisin, Foster Undergraduate It’s been a little over a month and a half since my arrival in Singapore, and it’s been a great once-in-a-lifetime experience. Just to introduce myself, my name is Eve Churaisin, and I am going into my final year at the UW studying Finance and Information Systems. I chose... Read More
Woodworth International Scholar Award
Certificate of International Studies in Business (CISB) student Jennifer Hoss was happily surprised when she was called into Faculty Director Debra Glassman’s office one afternoon in spring quarter 2011. There, she found out she had been selected to receive the inaugural Woodworth International Scholar Award. Funded by Bob Woodworth, emeritus faculty member in Management and... Read More