crammed up on a flight headed for Sao Paulo‚ Brazil to watch my favorite sport: soccer. For months before the trip started‚ I dreamed about the skyscrapers and the stadiums and the passionate fans I expected from all over the world. Little did I know that what I was about to experience in those 10 days was nothing like I anticipated. The day of our first game was two days into our trip. I clutched my blue and yellow ticket tightly in my hand as we boarded the train to go to the stadium. “So many
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This past summer I volunteered to go on a mission trip to a small town on the west side of Tennessee‚ called Somerville. Although it isn’t traditionally a “deep south” state‚ this city more than fit the culture. Everyone we met had a heavy accent‚ drank sweet tea‚ ate biscuits‚ and went to church multiple times a week. When my group first arrived at our “resident’s” house‚ I wasn’t exactly pleasantly surprised. I was surprised not by the fact that she lived in a trailer home or that there was mold
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Short Case A business trip to Brussels My flight to Stockholm would be late landing. The pilot told us that we were in a ‘stack’ of planes circling above the snow clouds that were giving Brussels its first taste of winter. Air traffic control had closed the runways for a short period at dawn‚ and the early morning flights from all around Europe were now being allocated new landing slots along with the long-haul jumbos from the Far East and the US. After a 20-minute delay‚ we descended bumpily
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Abstract. Our submission of this report discusses the profile of an international successful entrepreneur and how the person succeeds in the world of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial management. As the stated objectives on the assessment sheet given‚ it helps us to understand or master the ideas of entrepreneurial importance in this century of technology‚ to consider the entrepreneurs role as ‘a force of good to society’ and indirectly provides us experiences to develop team-working‚ research
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My First Camping Trip We reached Buffalo Cave after about half an hour on the bus along a quiet country road. The camping ground was a clearing about 200 metres along the cave. So it was quiet except for the sound of nature all around us. Once in a while the faint rumble of a vehicle passing by on the distant road can be heard. There were about sixty of us‚ all Kesatria Team from our campus. We were divided into ten groups which comprises six people in a group. I was in the
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Personal Essay I can still remember the day like it was yesterday‚ the sound of joyful children running around everywhere. Many years ago‚ I had the great experience of going to Haiti on a mission trip. It was something that changed my mind and made me see things in a different light. The trip allowed me to see what a difference I can make in society. Bringing me to my life long mission of becoming a leader and showing people that we can all unit as one and make the true difference in the lives of
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trees‚grass and weeds. Awe-inspiring. Very different from Hawaii‚ I was used to buildings after buildings. Canada‚ unlike Hawaii had beautiful trees and houses; I could stare at them forever. It had been about a year since Ive been on trip‚ especially since the last trip I was alone with my mother‚ this time my brother and his girlfriend decide to come with us . Once we got off the plane the bitter cold morning air nipped at my nose it was different‚ I was flabbergasted as we got off the plane by
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I would like to say I know Spanish‚ after four years of studying in high school and multiple trips to South and Central America‚ yet it seems every time I leave the States‚ I find myself in a frantic struggle to process the words I know and figure out the meanings of the ones I do not. Sometimes this simply means missing out on a few insignificant details‚ other times it can seriously complicate life. Two years ago‚ I went to Guatemala to help build a cancer clinic for Casa Alleyula‚ Guatemala’s
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Imagine a sun rise on the ocean waves‚ beautiful shades of orange swirling on the surface of the water. This perfect start of the day is only the beginning of the fun activities that you have planned ahead‚ because in Port Orange‚ the possibilities are limitless. Here you will find all kinds of attractions and shops to spend your time at. From a botanical garden to a large shopping center filled with various stores‚ restaurants‚ and even a movie theater. Before we get too far ahead of ourselves though
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revisit that location. As for me that would be Mammoth Cave National Park in south central Kentucky when I was thirteen. That park remain to be one of the best places I have ever visited‚ the trip to it was a long one‚ due to the fact that we drove all the way their while making various stops at other locations. The trip began in sunny Ogden Utah‚ at the time it was the beginning of summer‚ and then we headed south stopping in Phoenix Arizona. After our stop we headed east in a large van‚ the worst part
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