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| Dubai is literally a hot spot. But your visit will give you an opportunity to see the newest financial and transportation hub in the world. Dubai culture is more appropriately a melting pot of different cultures with 90+% expatriate population. Your visit will be during Ramadan, when Muslims refrain from eating during the daytime. This will have some impact on daytime meals and alcohol. Lunch is available in all hotels for non-Muslims during this timeframe. |
Itinerary |
| Saturday |
8/22 |
Evening flight leaving from O’Hare airport |
| Sunday |
8/23 |
Night-time arrival. Check into hotel and get to know your classmates |
| Monday |
8/24 |
Tour of the city and enjoy waterfront view over lunch at Al Bandar
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| Tuesday |
8/25 |
Take a tour of the city’s largest and most spectacular example of modern Islamic architecture – Jumeirah Mosque. Then experience the palm islands and soak in the view of the Burj Al Arab Hotel. |
| Wednesday |
8/26 |
Work on your tan for half a day at the beach. Then experience the Arabian desert with a thrilling sand dunes adventure aboard 4x4 land cruisers, followed by an enchanting dinner under the stars
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| Thursday |
8/27 |
Party day with optional events. You may be skiing at Ski Dubai, cooling off at the Wild Wadi Waterpark, or taking a day trip to snorkel or scuba dive |
| Friday |
8/28 |
Spend the day sailing like you’re a rap star on the crystal waters of the Arabian Gulf |
| Saturday |
8/29 |
Day of relaxation or wild partying – your choice! At night, join us for a grand buffet at the luxurious Beachcombers Restaurant |
| Sunday |
8/30 |
Back to Chicago where the real adventure begins! |
Why This Trip |
This trip is for you if:
- You are excited to explore one of the fastest growing, richest, most extravagant, and ethnically diverse economic centers of the world
- You want indulge in a taste of the high life with your fellow classmates
- You would like to experience the largest expatriate party scene in the eastern hemisphere
- You want to see an island shaped like a palm tree the size of Manhattan that wasn’t there 5 years ago
- You want a relaxing trip before the onslaught of LEAD begins!
This trip is not for you if:
- You would rather hike K2
- You hate water, sand, snow, car, camel, and your awesome trip leaders and classmates
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Trip Leaders |
 Elley Cheng
- E-mail: echeng@chicagobooth.edu
- Hometown: San Francisco Bay Area, California
- Undergrad College: UC Berkeley
- Undergrad Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Work Experience: Management Consulting & Business Development
- Booth Concentrations: Finance and Strategic Management
- Hobbies: Travel, Cooking, Wine Tasting, Hiking, Beer Pong, Painting, Running
- Fun Fact: Guess which one is true – answer to be revealed on the trip: 1) I had 7 cats at one point living with me in an apartment 2) I was asked to be in a rap video 3) I did a donut in the snow with my car
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 Marshall Murphy
- E-mail: mmurphy1@chicagobooth.edu
- Hometown: Sugar Land, Texas
- Undergrad College: University of Texas, Austin
- Undergrad Major: Chemical Engineering
- Work Experience: Engineering (energy)
- Booth Concentrations: Finance and Accounting
- Hobbies: Poker, college football, playing the clarinet
- Fun Fact: Guess which one is true – answer to be revealed on the trip: 1) I was thrown out of a casino 2) I was a bull riding champion at my local bar 3) I nearly froze to death at a military base in Kazakhstan
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 Di Zhou
- E-mail: dizhou@chicagobooth.edu
- Hometown: Los Angeles, California
- Undergrad College: University of Southern California
- Undergrad Major: Business
- Work Experience: Finance – Pension Consulting
- Booth Concentrations: Finance and Accounting
- Hobbies: Hello Kitty, anything pink, planning trips, snowboarding, coffee, wine tasting, eating good food
- Fun Fact: Guess which one is true – answer to be revealed on the trip: 1) I lived with a Mormon family 2) I was once a life-size Hello Kitty 3) I had coffee with Katie Holmes
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