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Thoughts on Melbourne
Our experience here in Melbourne has been great. We had a few more professional visits, going to the U.S. Consulate, IBM, DeBella Coffee and touring the Carleton Brewery. The visit to the consulate was pretty interesting, because I wasn’t exactly sure what made a consulate different than an embassy or really what they did there. The political and economic officer that spoke with us said that the only real difference between the embassy in Canberra and the consulate in Melbou
Ryan Phillips
May 23, 20194 min read


A long couple of days!!
Well, we have had 2 very busy days in a row! It was nice to wake up Tuesday in our “home” for the week not having to worry if we were...
Floyd Ormsbee
Mar 20, 20194 min read


Melbourne, You Are Special
Melbourne To Be Wild Melbourne. Melbourne. Melbourne. What a city. Our first experience with Melbourne was the Carlton Brewery. When we...
Cheyne Voss
May 19, 20187 min read


The people here are much more relaxed than in the US...
My overall impression of Melbourne is it is a very laid back city, and it’s a mix of everything. One night I was exploring hidden bars,...
Cordell Szot
May 19, 20182 min read


Australians really love their footy…
Our first company visit, KPMG, was a rather informative and well-prepared visit. Just like I noticed in my first blog post, the people...
Kyler Johnson
May 19, 20182 min read


One of the greatest experiences of my life
If the rest of this trip provides us with as many amazing experiences and opportunities as Melbourne has then this trip will definitely...
Ryan Cass
May 19, 20182 min read


"Where do I start?"
Where do I start! I will try to explain the best I can without jumping around too much, but there is a lot to talk about. The journey to...
Dan Sullivan
May 19, 20182 min read


Some thoughts on Melbourne as we depart.
Here are some excerpts from various students on their overall take concerning Melbourne and Australia so far: Ryan Sheridan: "Melbourne...
Various Students
May 19, 20185 min read


First full day... a very full day!
Our first full day in Melbourne was certainly a busy one! Our day started with a visit to KPMG's offices a few blocks away from the hotel....
Floyd Ormsbee
May 18, 20186 min read


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


Good information... great sight seeing... and a good end to the trip.... but no hat!
The first visit on Wednesday was to the Sydney American Chamber of Commerce. Though this organization is not affiliated with the American...
Dan Huot
Mar 23, 20184 min read


I even pet a kangaroo!!
Since the last blog post I’ve accomplished quite a bit, including another visit with AmCham, visits to IBM and KPMG, the Blue Mountains,...
Matt Nugent
Mar 23, 20183 min read


Some great business lessons...
Clarkson is a big advocate of team work and getting people to work with others on larger projects. The reason this is so important to the...
Jacob Cook
Mar 23, 20183 min read


Thankfully, that didn't leave a mark... Oh, and Data Analytics!
The last few days in Australia were just as amazing as the first. Our business visits started with AmCham. We had a breakfast meeting...
Amber Ormsbee
Mar 23, 20185 min read


Sometimes it's the simple things...
With threatening clouds overhead, our group struck out for a busy day on Wednesday. Our first stop was at the American Chamber of...
Alec Rhodes
Mar 23, 20183 min read


Australia has been all I could have ever imagined and more!
Australia has been all I could have ever imagined and more! The weather so far has been pretty great, the area is beautiful and the food...
Stephen Lewis
Mar 21, 20183 min read


My first ever trip to Australia....
My first ever trip to Australia has been a once in a lifetime experience. Australia the first foreign country I have visited that I could...
Taylor Draper
Mar 21, 20183 min read


"Tara" is happy to be in Sydney!
So far Sydney has been a wonderful place to visit with Professors Ormsbee and MacKinnon and our MBA program. Sydney is quite different...
Kara McTamaney
Mar 21, 20182 min read


I never thought that I would say this, but I think I found a country that I could live in outside of
I never thought that I would say this, but I think I found a country that I could live in outside of the US. Australia, it seems,...
Dan Huot
Mar 20, 20183 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
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