Random Walks - Vietnam

Overview

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Itinerary Description

Where the world’s best street food meets a cultural explosion! You will begin your trip in Ho Chi Minh city where you will get to experience Vietnamese cuisine firsthand with a cooking class and a separate, one-of-a-kind dining experience. Enjoy some spa time before flying to Hanoi. Explore Hanoi via vintage Minsk motorbike and take in the sights of Ha Long Bay before returning to Ho Chi Minh to pedal and paddle along the Mekong Delta. A program full of cultural immersion and robust nightlife, Vietnam is sure to impress!

Preliminary Itinerary*

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

View the Vietnam 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

Emma Phelps

E-mail: ephelps@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Los Altos, CA

Undergrad College: Northwestern University

Undergrad Major: Biomedical Engineering

Work Experience: Consulting

Booth Concentrations: ask me at graduation

2023 Random Walk: Bali

Hobbies: trying to be the class clown, saying I’m skipping TNDC and then always being the first one there, making dinner reservations 2 months ahead of time, listening to Juan’s gossip

Fun Facts: me and Nicole were college roommates, then tried to make new friends at Booth but ended up on the same Random Walk two years in a row; I’m terrified of any sea animal

Nicole Adreon

E-mail: nadreon@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Evergreen, CO

Undergrad College: Northwestern University

Undergrad Major: Industrial Engineering

Work Experience: Consulting

Booth Concentrations: what are the options again?

2023 Random Walk: Bali

Hobbies: Skiing, apres skiing, eating beer chili while I’m skiing, critiquing Bobby’s fashion choices, pretending to be “the responsible one”, going to TNDC before every job interview and therefore not getting a summer internship

Fun Facts: I have actually landed a plane before (even though Bobby and Juan definitely think they could do it with no training), I’m terrified of birds but have ridden an ostrich for some reason, and oh yeah I have the spelling ability of an 8 year old

Bobby Goheen

E-mail: rgoheen@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Chiefs Kingdom

Undergrad College: University of Pennsylvania

Undergrad Major: Economics, Philosophy

Work Experience: Investment Banking, Private Equity

Booth Concentrations: finds it challenging to concentrate for 3 hours at a time

2023 Random Walk: New Zealand

Hobbies: watching paint dry, drinking, The Pub, wearing skinny jeans, asking Emma and Nicole about popular mens clothing brands, running an LA Fitness burner Twitter X account, getting freaky in the (excel) sheets, getting jiggy with Juan on the dance floor when the DJ plays Wonderwall

Fun Facts: I had a pet bunny in college for two months before it mysteriously disappeared, I can usually hold my breath underwater for more than 10 seconds, I’m sneaky good at the crow pose but otherwise can’t yoga to save my life

Juan Antonio Moas

E-mail: jmoas@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: THE 305 - Miami, FL

Undergrad College: State University of NY Maritime College

Undergrad Major: Marine Engineering

Work Experience: Project Engineer, Naval Engineer

Booth Concentrations: keeping Emma, Nicole, and Bobby in check at TNDC .

2023 Random Walk: New Zealand

Hobbies: speaking like an absolute miami bro, running in crocs without the safety bar, lifting twice a month, hoping to find Emma to tell her the latest Booth gossip

Fun Facts: Bobby and I created the world famous “Jay-Z” : the Jack and coke zero cocktail taking the world by storm, people often confuse me for brad pitt, my 40 yard time is an impressive 9.89 seconds,