Random Walks - Georgia
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Itinerary Description |
Explore the unique culture and fascinating history of this republic, located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Enjoy learning about, and of course tasting the local wine in the country who lays claim as the first winemaking nation. Finish off your stay with outdoor adventures in the breathtakingly beautiful mountainous Caucasus region of northern Georgia. |
Preliminary Itinerary* |
Dates: Sunday, September 1 to Sunday, September 8, 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. |
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Trip Leaders |
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E-mail: ebatra@chicagobooth.edu Hometown: Vevey, Switzerland Undergrad College: Boston University Undergrad Major: Finance Work Experience: Consulting Booth Concentrations: Whatever my bid points get me 2023 Random Walk: Missed the deadline so don’t do that Hobbies: Third wheeling DH and Rafa, hijacking the aux cord, talking to strangers, reading the plot before i watch movies, Facetiming, dancing to anything ABBA, channeling my inner mom, Southeast Asian food, procrastinating, Fun Facts: I love New York but i hate pizza, grew up in 7 countries, memorized 100 digits of pi for extra credit (yes i was that kid), |
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E-mail: rmelgoza@chicagobooth.edu Hometown: Mexico City, Mexico Undergrad College: Universidad Iberoamericana Undergrad Major: Industrial Engineering Work Experience: Tech & Consulting Booth Concentrations: Entrepreneurship 2023 Random Walk: Italy Hobbies: Getting lost in DH’s eyes, finding the best food in in the city, keeping U Chicago Pub in business, seeing how far I can run without passing out, pretending to lift, performing quality checks on Thursday night drinks, wine club, gathering supporters for my SABG Co-Chair campaign, and meeting as many people as I can Fun Facts: Managed a rock band and helped organize a concert with Sebastian Yatra and Morat |
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E-mail: rpadalka@chicagobooth.edu Hometown: OC, California Undergrad College: Columbia University Undergrad Major: Operations Research X Economics Work Experience: Finance Booth Concentrations: Marketing, Economics, Entrepreneurship 2023 Random Walk: Croatia Hobbies: Fourth Wheeling DH, Rafa, and Eshana; Taking 1000 selfies during TNDC; Being wine club’s #1 mascot; Trying to be my generation’s Elle Woods (I own a lot of pink); Food Fashion & Fun; Getting Eshana to forgive me for not going to her wedding; Being extremely quotable; Getting people on Beli, Being a content queen Fun Facts: My (second) cousin is a murderer (allegedly); I’ve watched every Oscars best picture nominee since 2010 |
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E-mail: dh.shin@chicagobooth.edu Hometown: Seoul, South Korea (and kind of Beijing, China) Undergrad College: Boston College (sucks to BU Eshana) Undergrad Major: Finance and Accounting Work Experience: Investment Banking at TD Securities and Finance & Strategy at FabFitFun (don’t ask me for free boxes) Booth Concentrations: Strategic & Marketing Management and Computer Science (I think?) 2023 Random Walk: Morocco!! Hobbies: Getting lost in Rafa’s eyes, GTL (gym, tan, and laundry), triplefisting drinks at TNDC, annoying my neighbors by singing my heart out, calling Rhea “Rheabear,” and playing soccer absolutely hungover Fun Facts: Rafa and I are basically the same person, I can speak 4 languages (guess which ones!), I cut my own hair, I can solve a Rubik’s cube in under 30 seconds, I’ve listened to ~100K min on Spotify every year since 2020, and my shirts somehow mysteriously come off when I drink |
Eshana Batra
Rafa Melgoza
Rhea Padalkar
DH Shin