IBD Blog
Ghana
June 03, 2011
So. That’s it then. IBD done and dusted. In the bag. So what was it all about? A “management consulting program offered through the Haas School of Business”? A Karaoke beach holiday with your mates ? A backpacking cultural…
Salsa and North Korea (but this is about Mexico)
June 03, 2011
My teammates Joe, Masha and Jenny have already shared about the healthcare startup we are working with here in Mexico. Just gave our final presentation to the client last night and it went great! Pumped out 50 pages, strategy deck and investment…
Zacatecas, Mexico
June 03, 2011
Every time our team sees dark rainclouds or a running fountain, the same thought runs through our minds—we hope Saucito gets some of that water. Last week our team went traveled to Saucito, a small town about an hour away from Zacatecas. After…
Ghetto? Ger!
June 03, 2011
This is our last day in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. I clearly remember our first day when we got here. We were flying from Beijing across the Gobi Desert. Outside was completely dark. When a few lights came in sight, the plane suddenly went down and we…
Madagascar
June 03, 2011
It is our final day here in Madagascar, and I am sitting at the desk in my hotel room staring out over the rooftops of Antananarivo. I remember first hearing that my team was going to Madagascar and being excited with disbelief. The name, for me,…
Abayas and MBAs
June 02, 2011
Our last day at Dar Al-Hekma College was very exciting. First, we had the opportunity to present our work and our recommendations about the Women’s Center of Excellence to the Dean and Vice Deans. Then, after an enjoyable lunch with some amazing…
How to almost NOT be allowed entry into South Africa
June 02, 2011
Having worked for over 5 months back in Berkeley, we were all super excited to head to South Africa, a place which none of us had previously visited. The entire journey to JoBurg was fairly good, except for the Delta flight from Minneapolis to…
Ingredients for a Rockstar Haas IBD Team
June 02, 2011
What do you get when you put together a Korean, a Belgian, a Canadian and a Californian and then send them off to India to work for a few weeks? One Rockstar Haas IBD Team, a whirlwind of crazy moments, a few illnesses, new friendships and a LOT of…
Week 1 in the land of the Teranga
June 02, 2011
I honestly questioned the wisdom of putting me (a Ghanaian) in a team to Senegal. For about a minute. But after the first week, I’ve thanked my stars I lucked my way into Team ACI (or Team Aces, depending on who you ask). I’ve had the…
Kiddos from Finland
June 02, 2011
Moi from Finland! We are Team Tekes and we’ve been lucky enough to work on a multi-country IBD project this year. After two weeks of in-country research in China (Shanghai and Beijing), we’re in Helsinki now to present our deliverables to our…