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A great trip with a great group...
So here we are.. back in Upstate New York... tired, cold, hating the snow, back to work and classes, and oh the jet lag! But most of us...
Floyd Ormsbee
Mar 28, 20185 min read


The Great Barrier Reef Excursion
Our second group excursion – diving on The Great Barrier Reef. Our day started out with rain and heavy winds greeting us as we left the...
Floyd Ormsbee
May 19, 20173 min read


Tjupakai Aboriginal Cultural Center - Our first taste of true Australia...
Well well well… We finally begin the good parts of our journey! Our first full day in Cairns was amazing. We were scheduled to visit...
Floyd Ormsbee
May 18, 20176 min read


He's little and he's old... but he's quick!
When it came time to depart for Australia it did not feel real. We traveled a total of 34 hours, which started with a bus ride followed...
James Bridgeford
May 17, 20172 min read


Cairns, Australia... at long last!
Cairns, Queensland Australia. The tropical north of Queensland. We arrived here on Wednesday at 1 p.m. (the time here – which is 14...
Floyd Ormsbee
May 17, 20173 min read


And we're off!!! And sooner than expected!!
Well the day finally arrived… May 15, 2017. The day we were looking forward to with great anticipation – as I suspect the students were...
Floyd Ormsbee
May 15, 20173 min read


The Blue Mountains and Heading Home
On Friday, most of the group got up early and jumped on the train to, ultimately, Katoomba. I say ultimately because our world-class...
Floyd Ormsbee
Mar 28, 20173 min read


AmCham, "Takin' the A Train..." and The Haymarket Hotel Nail-fest!
We started this morning meeting with Robert Hossary, the COO of The American Chamber of Commerce in Australia ("AmCham"). They are in a...
Floyd Ormsbee
Mar 22, 20173 min read


Meat, meat, and more meat!
The "2017 MBA East Meets West Meatfest" is in the books. We came.... we saw.... we ate... No one left the same as they were when we...
Floyd Ormsbee
Mar 21, 20172 min read


2017 MBA East Meets West Trip - Hello Sydney!!
Hello Sydney! Our group arrived on Sunday around 12:30 p.m. We finally arrived at our hotel and got checked in around 3:30 and set out...
Floyd Ormsbee
Mar 20, 20172 min read


Mountains, Opera, and Google!
We arrived in Sydney on Thursday afternoon (May 19) after a short flight from Melbourne. Sydney, to my mind, is in a class by itself when...
Floyd Ormsbee
May 21, 20162 min read


A busy few days in Melbourne!
Melbourne certainly did pan out to be a very different city than Adelaide. The students experienced a variety of cultural experiences -...
Floyd Ormsbee
May 18, 20162 min read
A different flavor of Australia
Melbourne - a very different city than Adelaide, is giving the students an opportunity to experience the eclectic nature of the culture...
Floyd Ormsbee
May 17, 20162 min read


The first full day...
So our first full day in Australia is in the books. It was a busy day to be sure - the events of the day included a visit to the The...
Floyd Ormsbee
May 12, 20163 min read


And so the journey begins...
The day is finally here. We have prepped, packed, researched, scheduled, re-packed, made arrangements for rides, planned out our days......
Floyd Ormsbee
May 9, 20162 min read


"This gelato is like a chocolate punch in the face!"
Today (Friday), was our free day. Several of us went up to Katoomba to tour the Blue Mountains. Some others went deep sea fishing,...
Floyd Ormsbee
Mar 18, 20162 min read


3 great visits and a great dinner...
Today we started our visit schedule with a trip across town to DiBella Coffee Roasters. This is a great organization that has a young,...
Floyd Ormsbee
Mar 18, 20163 min read


A busy first few days!
We are back in Western culture for sure, but the culture here is different than at home... For me, being a behaviorist, it is strikingly...
Floyd Ormsbee
Mar 15, 20162 min read


A VERY early morning, long day, and amazing contrast
Leaving Singapore: Our "day" on Saturday began at 2:30 a.m.. We were proppvided a boxed breakfast by the hotel to fuel us up for our...
Floyd Ormsbee
Mar 14, 20162 min read
Pre-trip preparations...
Everyone is doing last minute preps for the trip to Singapore and then on to Sydney. Bangkok has been an interesting experience! I...
Floyd Ormsbee
Mar 12, 20161 min read
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