Category Archives: Cultural

–Authored by Maren Berge Every year the Wisconsin MBA Program organizes several International trips to give students the opportunity to bring a global perspective to their MBA education.  For many students, these trips are one of the highlights of their … Continue reading →

–Authored by Cindie Adams Special thanks to our Turkish Wisconsin School of Business Community! We had a lot of support and fun in preparing for our trip to Turkey.  I was amazed by how excited our Wisconsin School of Business … Continue reading →

–Authored by Andrew Schumann All travelers in the group finally united in Turkey today.  Thıs could defınıtely be described as a joyous event, as about half of the group was delayed ın the U.S. for an extra day. The followıng ıs a short account of the trıals and trıbulatıons the delayed … Continue reading →

–Authored by Scott Meyer Students were coming in from all over to meet in Istanbul and begin our trip of Turkey.  We had people flying (or taking the train) from Athens, Egypt, London, and a couple places in the United … Continue reading →

–Authored by Ida Shea Our excursion into Central Turkey started with an early morning flight from Istanbul to Kayseri and then a bus ride of about an hour into the Cappadocia region.  One thing that I think was quite a … Continue reading →

–Authored by Michaela Marquardt On January 9, 2011 we started out our day by taking a one hour flight from Cappadocia to Izmir. Once in Izmir we bused up into the hills of Kusadasi to see The House of the … Continue reading →

–Authored by Matthew Bartoe One of the largest sets of ruins that we visited was the ancient city of Hierapolis built on a mount called Pammukale, which means “cotton castle.” It is a geological marvel that consists of a hilltop … Continue reading →

–Authored by Justin Owen It was hard to believe this was our ninth and final day in Turkey.  Our time in Turkey was full of excitement and flew by so fast!  After an enjoyable morning at Coca Cola, we had … Continue reading →

— Authored by Katharine Christensen One cultural experience that Turkey has to offer is the Turkish Bath, or a Hamam in Turkish. This method of cleaning the body and relaxation dates back to ancient Greek and Roman times, and was … Continue reading →

— Authored by Matt Reuer Turkish food is simply delicious and was a central component to every day we spent in the country.  In addition to learning about Turkish business and culture through the MBA Global Trip, we all were … Continue reading →