Random Walks - Malta

Overview

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Itinerary Description

Malta is one of the must-see places in Europe to visit! The small island is a place where the people take pride in their rich history and diverse culture which is a delightful mix of Arabic and Italian. It is located right in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea and the South of Sicily, Italy.  On this program you will experience a mixture of cultural visits in some of the oldest cities to include Valletta, Mdina, and Gozo and enjoy days on the water exploring various locations like VIPs and the iconic Blue Lagoon. Just when you thought nothing could be hotter than the days in Malta, we assure you that the nights have a level of intensity that can’t be matched! 

Preliminary Itinerary*

Dates: Sunday, September 1 to Sunday, September 8, 2024

View the Malta itinerary via WorldStrides.

*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

Sanjana Shah

E-mail: sshah186@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Palatine, IL

Undergrad College: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Undergrad Major: Chemical Engineering

Work Experience: Ops at AbbVie → Consulting

Booth Concentrations: Healthcare, Operations Management

2023 Random Walk: Slovenia w/ Cliff & Jeff

Hobbies: Eating taco bell, talking about taco bell, converting taco bell haters to lovers, racquet sports, texting Ani about every minor inconvenience, telling people Chicago winters aren’t even that bad, pretending like I’m not lactose intolerant, watching sport documentaries

Fun Facts: Been a vegetarian all my life (not vegan, I am passionate about cheese), I’ve lived in the midwest for

20-something years, donated over 5 feet of my own hair, I enjoy really sour foods

Anindita Yadavalli

E-mail: ayadaval@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Acton, MA

Undergrad College: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Undergrad Major: Biology and Economics

Work Experience: Life Management Consulting @ Accenture

Booth Concentrations: Healthcare, Strategic Management, Marketing Management

2023 Random Walk: Croatia (the superior trip)

Hobbies: receiving Sanj’s woeful texts, signing up for way too many clubs and overcommitting, tennis, explaining the geographical layout of downtown Chicago, CycleBar, sober Taco Bell, and staring people down when they ruin my pictures

Fun Facts: I publicly admit that I’m Canadian, I managed to avoid Sanj for 4 years in undergrad but unfortunately she found me here, I’ve lived in Illinois for almost 10 years so everyone pray for me to jet out of here soon

Jeff Zheng

E-mail: jeff.zheng@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Queens, NY

Undergrad College: University of Michigan (Go Blue!)

Undergrad Major: Business Administration

Work Experience: Finance/Strategy at Pepsi → Consulting

Booth Concentrations: Honestly not sure yet

2023 Random Walk: Slovenia with Cliff and Sanj

Hobbies: Drinking sodas with Sanj, watching Philadelphia sports teams fall apart, building Legos instead of socializing, setting off my fire alarm in MPP, Irish exiting, taking pickup basketball too seriously, running

Fun Facts: Cliff and I have the same birthday down to the year (no we are not the same person), I’m actually from NYC, my first job was at a Chinese takeout restaurant

Cliff Zhang

E-mail: cliff.zhang@chicagobooth.edu Hometown: San Jose, CA

Undergrad College: UCLA Undergrad Major: Biochemistry

Work Experience: Consulting @ Deloitte → IB

Booth Concentrations: Finance, Behavioral Science

2023 Random Walk: Slovenia

Hobbies: “frat boy flicking” at EDM concerts, being an academic weapon, taking L's on every sportsbet, giving into peer pressure, studying the golf swing, taking 20-minute naps, creating shareholder value

Fun Facts: Jeff and I share the same birthday (and the same parents), I can assimilate anybody’s laugh into my own, discovered that I am in fact a cat person, everyone thinks I’m Korean, I suck at bowling