Posted by: Helena Hernandez and Daniel Madden, Babson Class of 2017 After our three weeks living in St. Petersburg, most of us have come to love the city and feel comfortable because we have adapted to the environment. As warned by previous BRICers, however, this feeling of familiarity does not last very long. In this past…
Posted by: Magdalena Sofia Cosio and Ian Jared Coffin, Babson Class of 2017 This week while in Saint Petersburg, we began to visit companies as part of our Business Environment in Russia course. We had the opportunity to speak with many prominent businesspeople and community leaders throughout the week, beginning with Professor Stanislav Tkachenko, professor…
Babson BRIC: The Cornerstone of the New Global Economy is a semester-long, globally comparative and academically rigorous study abroad experience. To learn more about this unique opportunity, click here. Babson BRIC study abroad participants write blog posts during their time in Russia, India, and China. It’s a great way for them to reflect on their experiences,…
Each week, two students from this year’s BRIC cohort- BRIC 7-will share an update from their travels. This week, Roberto Sanabria (’17) and Jessica Carson (’17) describe their experiences dining in Russia and have provided a series of tips and useful vocabulary for your use! Let’s start with the basics! Hello – Privyet (Pree-vyet)…
Post by: Julianne Carlin (’17) and Josuel Plasencia (’17) Each week, two students from this year’s BRIC cohort- BRIC 7-will share an update from their travels. This week, Julianne Carlin (’17) and Josuel Plasencia (’17) describe their experiences in the first week of the Russia portion of the program. Specifically, having the city as their…
Post by: Elisa da Rocha Leao (’17) and Joshua Boutin (’17) Each week, two students from this year’s BRIC cohort- BRIC 7-will share an update from their travels. This week, Elisa da Rocha Leao (’17) and Josh Boutin (’17) describe their experiences with the Encounters course, pre-departure sessions with Professors Seitz and Coyle, and the group’s…
Babson BRIC: The Cornerstone of the New Global Economy is a semester-long, globally comparative and academically rigorous study abroad experience. To learn more about this unique opportunity, click here. Babson BRIC study abroad participants write blog posts during their time in Russia, India, and China. It’s a great way for them to reflect on their experiences,…
Post by Piero Coen and Amelie Bushong. This past week there was a lot that took place! BRIC 2014 had its last visit; we went to Shiv Nadar, a school that focuses on educating the children from villages. This was a great visit as we got to speak to the kids who were in 11th…
Post By Nick Kleidon New Delhi, India As our journey in India comes to a close, I’m reminded of the very first course I attended at Babson with Professor Mary Pinard. It was the honors foundations course for arts and humanities, and on the first day we were introduced to the German concept of…
By Mike Brady and Mary Testa This past week presented us with a broad range of experiences. Over the past seven days each of us has had to adapt to varying circumstances. From seven hour bus rides to five star meals to living with lizards and mice to sunrise yoga this week had a little…
