“What is Africa like?” As a first-generation, Nigerian-American, I cannot count the number of times I am asked this question by my peers. Africa is a fascinating continent with a rich history and a wide array of cultures. While Africa is lauded for its safaris and exotic wildlife, the Africa that I know, is so…
Highlights from the Wharton Australia Trek
The Australian continent is a unique land, full of contrasts. Home to some of the most visually striking landscapes in the world, today Australia is a modern, democratic nation. Australia is often referred to as ‘the lucky country’. The title of Donald Horne’s 1964 book The Lucky Country was intended to be ironic, but it…
What Surprised me in Antarctica
Every day in Antarctica, I was surprised by those small moments. When we exchanged feedback to team members in every AAR (After-Action-Review) , when we shared our personal stories and laughed to death, when we crowded in the tent playing poker games, when we heard the guide singing his original song “I shxt alone” in…
Wharton India Club’s 12-Day Trek
We did warn them. Look left, right, left again and pray before you stick your hand out to stop traffic. And then cross the road. This winter, Tushar Singla (WG ’18) and I had the opportunity to lead Wharton India Club’s largest ever India Trek. Organizing a trip for nearly 70 people across 5 states…
Behind the Scene of Death
Death by Woody Allen, the much awaited annual spring play by Wharton Theater Troupe will be on stage Wednedsay April 19th. Beyond comic suspense and humor of this dark comedy, we would like to offer a sneak peak of the Death squad behind the curtain. Why did you decide to do the play? Jason Dresner…
That’s a wrap!
This is it. We are one month away from graduation. 2 years have flown by very fast. Between travels, parties, small group dinners and oh yes, classes, it is easy to lose track. Track of what? Track of why we chose to do a MBA in the first place. We come in with specific and…
Africa Global Immersion Program(GIP) Trip
After wrapping up our first semester at Wharton, we were excited to be a part of Wharton’s re-introduction of the Africa Global Immersion Program (“GIP”) led by Amy Miller, Rajith Sebastian, and Lauren McHugh. Our group of 35 began the journey in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) before ushering in 2017 in Zanzibar (Tanzania) and then…
Class Gift 2017 – Pay It Forward!
Hello WG17! By now, you’ve hopefully seen the posters around campus asking you to donate to the 2017 Class Gift. If, like me, you’ve loved your time here at Wharton, then I would strongly encourage you to donate to The Wharton Fund through this year’s Class Gift. What is The Wharton Fund? The Wharton Fund…
Antartica Diaries
Susan Kim, WG’17 Favorite Memory: After collecting water, another member from my team and I began walking back to camp. She wanted to get back quickly and unfortunately didn’t see a territorial sea lion with her pup standing right in front of her. I was wondering what she was doing and I realized too late…