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I know that many top b-schools are looking for applicants with international experience and a global outlook. This is reflected in some essay questions. I figured this would be a fun way to see where everybody has been, how many times, and why (i.e. purpose of trip if not for vacation: volunteer, work, friends, family, study). Here it goes! USA - 25 states (home) Egypt Mauritius (honeymoon) Morocco China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Macau Malaysia Singapore Taiwan - 2x (friends, volunteer) Thailand - 2x (friends) Australia British Virgin Islands Costa Rica (friends) Puerto Rico The Bahamas US Virgin Islands Austria Belgium Denmark France - 2x Germany Gibraltar Italy (lived, studied) Netherlands Russia Slovenia Spain - 2x Sweden Switzerland England - 2x (vacation, work) Vatican City Bahrain Israel - 2x (educational program, friends, family) Jordan Oman United Arab Emirates Canada - 4x (vacation, work) Mexico - 2x Argentina (friends) Brazil Uruguay
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18 Jun 2008, 10:35
USA - 10 states (lived, studied) India - Permanent Home Austria Belgium France - (lived) Germany Italy (lived) Netherlands Russia Czech Republic Spain Switzerland England Vatican City Israel Canada - (lived, worked) Mexico Haiti Ivory Coast (lived) Dominican Republic I actually have a very simple goal - to see more countries than my age. Given that I am a little behind right now 25 vs 20
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18 Jun 2008, 10:46
Ivory Coast....WOW. Very very very interesting! Tell me a little about that. How long did you live there? What was there to do for fun?
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18 Jun 2008, 10:54
This was many moons ago ... from 87-89. At the time Ivory Coast was a stable and prosperous country (By West African Standards). I was very young (4-7) and hence dont remember much aside from being at the beautiful beaches every weekend and having the locals get us fresh coconuts. We would ask them for 3 and they would climb up the trees and get em for us pronto.
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18 Jun 2008, 12:32
Ah, so no good stories about wrestling lions?
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18 Jun 2008, 12:34
There are no Lions in Ivory Coast ... lots of croc stories though!!!
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18 Jun 2008, 12:38
Wanna bet?????  sm332 wrote: There are no Lions in Ivory Coast
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18 Jun 2008, 12:39
zoos dont count
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18 Jun 2008, 12:44
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LionClearly the lion roams the Northern Ivory Coast. You are lucky you never went camping assuming there were no lions! sm332 wrote: zoos dont count
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18 Jun 2008, 13:14
maybe there were some but never really registered. Given that there wasnt a tremendous amount to do I would have thought we would have gone to see Lions. I will check with my folks tonight and provide an update.
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18 Jun 2008, 14:03
Any of you guys remember playing that computer game "Where in the world is Carmen San Diego" ? Good times playing that as a kid.
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God this is tough to remember off the top of my head. 40+ states and Puerto Rico Canada (10 of 13 provinces) Aruba Barbados Cayman Cuba Mexico St. Johns St. Thomas Madeira Portugal Spain Gibraltar Italy France England Switzerland Austria Germany Greece Morocco Singapore Malasyia Japan (and Okinawa) Going to Ecuador for KWEST
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18 Jun 2008, 14:11
Riverripper, how did you pull off Cuba? Do you hold non-US citizenship?
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raabenb wrote: Riverripper, how did you pull off Cuba? Do you hold non-US citizenship? Guantánamo Bay
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When were you released????  riverripper wrote: raabenb wrote: Riverripper, how did you pull off Cuba? Do you hold non-US citizenship? Guantánamo Bay _________________
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raabenb wrote: When were you released???? riverripper wrote: raabenb wrote: Riverripper, how did you pull off Cuba? Do you hold non-US citizenship? Guantánamo Bay Who said I have been...I may just have a good lawyer.
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18 Jun 2008, 14:33
I was going to visit Cuba (until my friend flaked)....you go to Mexico, then buy tickets there to Cuba. They don't stamp your passport
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18 Jun 2008, 14:51
I haven't been too many places.
I've been to most states on the US coasts, only a few on the interior.
Italy
France
UK (for like 1 afternoon because our plane home got delayed)
Mexico
Canada
Jamaica
Clearly I need to catch up.
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18 Jun 2008, 15:43
Off the top ofmy head :-
England (Lived)
Scotland (too many times)
Wales (too many times)
Ireland
USA (x 2)
Canada (work x 3)
Japan (Lived)
France
Holland
Germany (work x 4)
Spain x 4 (work x 1)
Sweden (work)
Norway (work)
Finland (work x 8)
Denmark (work x 3)
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
Hong Kong (family x 6)
China (work)
Malaysia
Singapore (x2)
Fiji
Australia
S.Korea
India (work)
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