Random Walks - Greece and Albania Couples

Overview

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Itinerary Description

Known as the "land of the eagles", Albania is located on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe. While visiting Tirana, Gjirokastra, and Saranda, you'll find rich ancient history featuring historical sites that date back to the Illyrian, Greek, Roman, and Ottoman periods; many of which are featured as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Ending with a short excursion in Corfu, this program is perfect for a well-rounded traveler who enjoys sightseeing and spending time soaking in the Mediterranean sun.

Preliminary Itinerary*

Dates: Friday 8/29 - Friday 9/5/2025

View the Greece and Albania Couples itinerary via WorldStrides.

*Activities and hotel selections subject to change.

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KEY DATES

February 7
Random Walks Fair

February 11

Online registration for all Admits

February 14
All trip registrations suspended

May 5
Waitlist registration begins

May 19
Trip notifications

June 3
Final payment due

June 9
Waitlist placements begin

June 30
Waitlist registration deadline

August 28-Sept 2
Trips depart

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Trip Leaders

Alex Páramo

E-mail: aparamo@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Joliet, IL

Undergrad College:  Stanford University

Undergrad Major: Management Science and Engineering

Work Experience: Public Finance Investment Banking, Chief of Staff to CEO, M&A Investment Banking @Cabrera Capital

Booth Clubs: Partners Club, Hispanic American Business Student Association, Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition

2024 Random Walk (if any):  N/A

Hobbies:  I love playing soccer, I try to practice accordion as much as I can, give an earnest effort to workout often and run a Latino economic development non-profit

Fun Facts: I’m addicted to Facebook marketplace and great deals in general. I really like to dance to Mexican music (banda, nortenas, huapangos, zapateados, corridos) - love it all!

Angie Aramayo del Castillo

E-mail: angiearamayodelca@gmail.com

Hometown: Lima, Peru / Sarasota, Florida

Undergrad College: University of Virginia

Undergrad Major: Economics

Work Experience: Tech Sales, SaaS Product Manager, Cloud Sourcing

Booth Clubs: Partners Club! 2024 Random Walk (if any):  N/A

Hobbies: I enjoy eating great food, dancing to all types of music, and watching Kdramas. I also love curating events as a board member of the Latinas in Tech Chicago Chapter

Fun Facts: I can do fades if anyone needs a haircut! I have a husky-german shepherd puppy shedding all over my house, I used to live in the Amazon in Peru

Kyle McLean

E-mail: kylemclean11@gmail.com

Hometown: Oceanside, CA

Undergrad: Cal Poly Pomona 

Law School: UC Hastings

Undergrad Major: History

Work Experience: Data privacy & consumer protection class actions

Booth Clubs: Partners Club

2024 Random Walk (if any):  n/a

Hobbies: playing poker, DJing (house, bass, Bay Area hiphop, moombahton), collecting sports cards

Fun Facts: Won a beauty pageant when I was a baby (still my biggest trophy); placed 8th in my first World Series of Poker tournament

Anastasia Kondyukh

E-mail: akondyuk@chicagobooth.edu

Hometown: Lviv/Arlington Heights, IL

Undergrad College: UIUC

Undergrad Major: Biochemistry

Work Experience: Pharmaceuticals, drug discovery

Booth Clubs: Healthcare group, Management Consulting Group, BOLD and Wine (in theory)

2024 Random Walk (if any):  Mystery (Taiwan!)

Hobbies: Cycling, being used as a human pillow by our puppy, pretending to be a contractor/interior designer, dragging Kyle to eat sushi

Fun Facts: new years resolution for the last three years was to do a pull up, before we moved I had 40 houseplants in the living room,