Random Walks - Belize

Overview

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Itinerary Description

A paradise bathed in sunlight is waiting for you on this trip to Belize! The fun kicks off in San Ignacio, where each day brings new and exciting surprises. A welcome dinner and a canoeing tour will set the scene before we journey into the past with visits to the Mayan city of Xunantunich and the Mayan ritual cave of Actun Tunichil Muknal. The second half of the trip will then be on dreamy San Pedro Island, where a catamaran excursion and a relaxed golf cart drive will show off the area's marine beauty. This is a journey that is equal parts thrilling and serene, so enjoy!

Preliminary Itinerary*

Dates: Friday, August 30 to Thursday, September 5, 2024

View the Belize itinerary via TourHero.

*Activities and hotel selections subject to change.

KEY DATES

April 19
Random Walks Fair

April 22
Virtual Random Walks Fair

April 22
Online registration opens

April 25
Trip registrations suspended

April 26
Waitlist registration begins

Late May
Trip notifications

Mid June

Waitlist placements begin

Late June
Waitlist registration deadline

August 29- Sept 3:
Trips depart

Trip Leaders

Sydney Photiadis

E-mail: sydneyphotiadis@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Farmington, UT

Undergrad College: Weber State University (will never be as popular as Damian Lillard )

Undergrad Major: Marketing + Management Information Systems Work Experience: A little bit of everything…. literally

Booth Concentrations: Aspiring for BeSci but ask me in a few months

2022 Random Walk: Spain 2 (the better Spain trip, obviously)

Hobbies: Trauma bonding with other Boothies over consulting recruiting, using my high school debate skills to win every argument against my boyfriend, collecting stickers but refusing to stick them to anything, taking what I call “grandma photos”, thinking having a Switch qualifies me as ~*gamer girlie*~

Fun Facts: I have two rabbits named after Avatar the Last Airbender characters, my knees bend unusually far backward, I have a former U.S. representative’s number in my phone and we chat about medical ‘shrooms, my RW was my first time out of the U.S., and I’ve dyed my hair almost every color of the rainbow

Myriah Weatherspoon

E-mail: mweathe0@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Undergrad College: Vanderbilt Undergrad Major: Economics

Work Experience: JP Morgan, AngelList Venture Booth Concentrations: Finance and Accounting 2022 Random Walk: N/A This will be my first RW!

Hobbies:  Pilates, weight training, trying new restaurants, occasional content creation, family time

Fun Facts: I have six siblings, including a twin brother, my siblings have two restaurants in Chicago.

Dalio Lee

E-mail: dalio.lee@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Seoul, Korea

Undergrad College: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Undergrad Major: Mathematics

Work Experience: Worked at Korea Exchange for 6 years(Too long to handle longer)

Booth Concentrations: Finance and entrepreneurship

2022 Random Walk: Spain 2 (My best trip ever).. My condolence for the absence of Spain RW this year

Hobbies: Digging the ground in the name of playing golf, cooking Korean cuisine to make my house the best Korean restaurant in Chicago, braving Chicago blizzard an hour daily to pump myself up, retrospecting beautiful memories from last RW.

Fun Facts: Heavy metal drummer(huge fan of Metallica, Pantera), big fan of MJ, fervent rib-eye steak cooker, recently started learning Spanish

Steven Blake

E-mail: sblake0@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Deer Park, NY

Undergrad College: United States Merchant Marine Academy

Undergrad Major: Logistics

Work Experience: Merchant Mariner (Jack Sparrow) & U.S. Navy (Jack Ryan)

Booth Concentrations:Operations, Entrepreneurship, The Roman Empire

2022 Random Walk: Spain Dos [that means 2] (The one which went so hard they took it away from us this year 🥲)

Hobbies: Performing a scorpion at the bars thinking I’m “cultured”; attending concerts pretending I know the words (jk, it’s EDM); telling you all the sea stories you never asked to hear; going to the gym to work on my Dad-Bod (kegs are more fun anyway); avid audiobook ignorer and aspiring trust fund.

Fun Facts: Did you know it’s called “alcohol” because of the way it is?; I have been to over 50 countries via ships; I volunteer with music education; and touch my nose with my tongue.