Random Walks - Costa Rica Couples
Overview |
Itinerary Description |
Adventures are always best when they're shared, and this couples' trip to Costa Rica will allow you to bond with your beau over a week of exploration. After a quick stay in the urban epicenter of San Jose, we will depart for a charming homestay in Santa Rosa de Pocosol where you'll live the simple life, feeling the flow of love as you meet your host family and connect with the community. The journey continues with stops in the gorgeous areas of Arenal and Manuel Antonio. There, enjoy a cooking class, a couples massage, and plenty of indulgent free time. We'll end back in San Jose, bringing you and your partner's adventure full circle. |
Preliminary Itinerary* |
Dates: Friday, August 30 to Thursday, September 5, 2024 Travelers on trips may contact their tour provider for itinerary details. For other initerary questions, please contact RandomWalks@lists.chicagobooth.edu. *Activities and hotel selections subject to change. |
Trip Leaders |
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Gihan (Gigi) Elashram E-mail: gelashra@chicagobooth.edu Hometown: Greentown, PA Undergrad College: West Chester University Undergrad Major: Finance, Marketing Work Experience: Investment Management Booth Concentrations: Finance, Strategic Management 2023 Random Walk: Slovenia Couples! Hobbies: Indoor Rock Climbing, pretending to be good at skiing, hiking, making soups, book clubs, coffee walks with friends Fun Facts: I still get time zones confused, I started the first Boothie Book Club, many of my current plants I’ve owned for multiple years and apartments, I’m usually the first to hit the dance floor. |
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Kyle Whalen E-mail: kyle.whalen.vt@gmail.com Hometown: Sykesville, MD & Montpelier, VT Undergrad College: University of Vermont Undergrad Majors: Data Science & Mathematics Work Experience: Technology Booth Concentrations: Board games & general tomfoolery 2023 Random Walk: Slovenia Couples Hobbies: Skiing, rock climbing, crossword puzzles, concerts, entertaining our cats, board & video games, cooking Fun Facts: I was a tour guide at the Ben & Jerry’s Factory for four years, I spent a month last winter skiing in Utah, I’ll never say no to a round of mini golf |
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Jack Sims E-mail: jack.sims@chicagobooth.edu Hometown: Evergreen Park, IL Undergrad College: Columbia University Undergrad Majors: History Work Experience: Military and tech Booth Concentrations: Marketing 2023 Random Walk: Slovenia Couples Hobbies: Fishing, watching WWII documentaries, reading history books, generally lounging Fun Facts: Doesn’t know how to whistle, last movie seen in theaters: Spider Man 3 with Toby Maguire |
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Emily Garfunkel E-mail: emgarf@gmail.com Hometown: Seattle, WA Undergrad College: Columbia University Undergrad Majors: Sustainable Development Work Experience: Sustainability research 2023 Random Walk: Slovenia Couples Hobbies: Ballet and tap dance, excursions with my dog, reading, searching for a London Fog anywhere I go Fun Facts: We have a dog named Nancy, my knowledge of pop culture ends in 2003, I’m (very) distantly related to Art Garfunkel |