Around the World in 26 Days

30 Days till I am here!

Hey guys! So I thought I would start a blog to record all the adventures that I will be experiencing on my study abroad! The Internet is really the only way I'll be able to communicate with people, so I hope you'll follow this blog so you can keep tabs on what I'm up to! For those of you who didn't already know (which would be amazing, since I brag about it every time I can) I will be traveling to NYC, France, Switzerland, Italy, China, and India on a Global Marketing Study Abroad, flying about 21,717 miles. I will be leaving on June 25. Only 27 days away!! Ahh!!

I also thought I'd write about my preparations for the mega-trip. There's still so much to do! Namely:
- buy travel gear and all the stuff on my packing list
- pick up my passport and visas
- get my vaccinations... ugh
- get Worldwide Health Insurance
- take that 200 question take-home test before class starts

Some of you that have been to these countries have given me some good advice on what to see and do, but I'd still love to hear from more of you cultural gurus on your thoughts! You can never be too prepared :)

And to end my first post, here is a list of all the businesses and cultural sites we will be visiting. I am going to learn so much and this will really seal the deal on whether I want to do International PR or not.

Be jealous :)

Cultural visits:

New York
John D. Rockefeller Sr. and Jr.
Broadway
Central Park

France
Charles de Gaulle
Eiffel Tower
Louvre
Versailles and French Architecture
Dijon

Switzerland
Geneva
Swiss Franc
Chateau Chillon

Italy
Duomo/Uffizi Museum
The Renaissance
Michelangelo
Venice

China
Mao Zedong
Great Wall/ Forbidden City
Cultural Revolution
Buddhism/Confucianism/Taoism

India
Taj Mahal/Agra
Hinduism
Jaipur

Businesses:

American Express
Johnson & Johnson
Disneyland Paris!
Stettler Chocolate Factory!
Academia Barilla
Pierotucci Leather
Deloitte (Deloitte, Touche, and Tohmatsu in Beijing)
Apple!
Wal-Mart (China and India)
Gucci!
Prada!
Armani!
Luis Vuitton!
Boart Longyear
Honeywell
L'Oreal Paris
PR firm: look at Ben Sherman, Vanastyn, True Religion Shoes :)
Counterfeiting in China!
McDonald's (Europe, China, India)
The Red Cross (Geneva)
Citigroup
Warp 9 Racing

I AM SO EXCITED!!!