Random Walks - Slovenia

Overview

Spider Graph

Itinerary Description

Enjoy the culture and nightlife of Slovenia while experiencing some of the stunning nature that abounds in the Slovenian countryside. You will land in Ljubljana before transferring on to Portoroz and making a stop for the Skocjan Caves Tour along the way. In Portoroz, you will be able to have some beach time and a boat cruise before going to the club at night. This trip is a great blend of a little city nightlife mixed with outdoor activities such as rafting and hiking during the day and a little relaxation in Bled to complete the memorable week.

Preliminary Itinerary*

Dates: Saturday, August 31 to Sunday, September 8, 2024

View the Slovenia 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

Ayudh Datta

E-mail: adatta0@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Calcutta, India → London, UK

Undergrad College: IIT (Indian Institute of Tech), India

Undergrad Major: Chemical Engineering

Work Experience: M&A/Strat/Product at a Manufacturing conglomerate → Consulting

Booth Concentrations: TBD, still trying to figure out where Harper is

2023 Random Walk: Cyprus (with Ihn)

Hobbies: Hosting people for afters, providing my couch(es) as a bed for people (mainly Ihn), being dragged by Vicky to shows/raves, cribbing about everything with Sindhu, boxing, watching football (soccer for the uncouth), puns.

Fun Facts: I have a 2-0 boxing record despite being in a ring for ~3 minutes. I was a child actor and feature on Netflix (unrelated). All Slovenia RW leads have slept on my couch multiple times. I can clap with one hand.

Ihn Shin

E-mail: ishin0@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Seoul, South Korea

Undergrad College: Franklin & Marshall College

Undergrad Major: Economics & Spanish

Work Experience: Navy/corporate finance/project management

Booth Concentrations: Graduating at the same time as my class, networking, socializing

2023 Random Walk: Cyprus with Ayudh

Hobbies: Sleeping, windsurfing, couch surfing, packing my suitcase for MPP visits, spending $50 on McDonald’s at 4am, begging politely asking people to feed me, reminding my group members to go to class so that I can learn from them, did I mention sleeping?

Fun Facts: I eat McNuggets for breakfast and cereal for dinner (I hate fun facts so much that I’ll personally make sure no one on our trip is asked this question)

Sindhu Senthilkumar

E-mail: sindhu@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Dallas, TX!!

Undergrad College: The University of Texas at Dallas Undergrad Major: Marketing

Work Experience: Medical school/brand strategy/product management

Booth Concentrations: who tf knows

2023 Random Walk: Iceland

Hobbies: Dancing, cribbing about the cold weather in Chicago (among other things), occasionally cooking, getting boba with Vicky, roasting the rest of my co-leads

Fun Facts: I can sleep literally anywhere, my sanity is dependent on how my plants are doing, I will talk to you about my study abroad from years ago, I don’t drink but I still get hungover, and I don’t function if I’m not stressed.

Vicky Zhang

E-mail: vzhang1@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Houston, TX

Undergrad College: Northwestern University

Undergrad Major: Economics

Work Experience: Tech girlie forever

Booth Concentrations: Whatever I end up with at graduation

2022 Random Walk: Bali!!

Hobbies: Raving, talking about how much I love raving, dragging Ayudh and Ihn to Radius for concerts, succumbing to peer pressure, afters, falling asleep on Ayudh’s couch post-afters, carrying everything I could ever need in my fanny pack, challenging everyone to chess matches, talking to Sindhu about the great nation state of Texas, videogames, weightlifting, indoor rock climbing, hyperfocusing on random arts and crafts

Fun Facts: 1) I have a rap song about me (it may or may not be a diss track) 2) I got an impulse matching tattoo on my Random Walk 3) I have an entire closet dedicated to rave gear 4) I have the cutest cat in the world