Bonjour from Paris!

Greetings from Paris! Our flight arrived in the Charles de Gaulle airport around 10:00 Paris time this morning, where we were greeted by our tour guide of the week, Corinne. She led us on a two hour personal bus tour around the major districts throughout Paris, giving all of us a sense of what we can do and the best way to map out our trip. We stopped at each of the major attractions, including: the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Left and Right Banks, and the Arc de Triomphe. We finished the day with a lovely meal at a cafe near our hotel, Le Petit Poucet.

Tomorrow morning we are visiting a market called the Marche d'Aligre before we head out to Versailles in the afternoon. Michael Psomas will Be describing our overnight trip in a photo collection at the end of the weekend. Stay tuned! Merci beaucoup!

Business Students Embark on Winter Session Trip to France

Hello, everyone! My name is Amanda Ferrarotto and I along with my classmates will be blogging about our winter session business trip to France. I am currently an MBA student and will graduate next fall from Manhattan College. 

This Friday, 10 undergraduate business students and eight graduate MBA students will be spending Jan. 4-13 with Dr. Carolyn Predmore, professor of marketing, as we explore Versailles, Normandy, Caen and Paris while working on business projects abroad. The students include:

Graduate Students:

• Ashley Breault
• Amanda Ferrarotto
• Grace Gilmore
• Dimitria Maris
• Jeanette Morley
• Maureen O’Connor
• Michael Psomas
• Alain Rwabukamba

Undergraduate Students:

• Shannon Barry
• Martine Diamond
• Domenic Flammia
• John Maisano
• Christopher Marino
• Paolo Martusciello
• Getanjali Morel
• Brooke Ryan
• Maria Sacchetti

This blog will primarily report the day-by-day activities of the eight MBA students, including myself, who will be traveling with the rest of the group during the trip. The graduate students are working on a separate project, creating a business plan for a start-up beverage company looking to break into the U.S. market.

Here’s the latest itinerary for our trip:

Friday, January 4

• Depart JFK on American Airlines

Saturday, January 5

• Arrive at Charles de Gaulle Airport at 10:30 a.m. Board bus and see Paris.
• Arrive at Ibis Paris Montmartre hotel in the afternoon.

Sunday, January 6

• Morning: Morning is free to explore and sightsee.
• Afternoon: Versailles and then return to hotel to pack

Monday, January 7

• Morning: Depart Paris for Normandy. We will stop in Caen, home of William the Conqueror, to see the fort and have lunch
• Afternoon: Tour of Mt. Saint Michel. Sleep in St. Malo—Oceania St. Malo

Tuesday, January 8

• Depart St. Malo and travel to Chartres, visit Chartres Cathedral and return to Paris.

Wednesday, January 9

• Morning: MBA/Engineering class will meet with wines and spirits startup.
• Undergraduates will have a day of leisure with Dr. Predmore         

Thursday, January 10

• Morning: Business visit for undergraduates to advertising agency
• Afternoon: Business visit for undergraduates TBA
• Evening: Moulin Rouge Paris for dinner

Friday, January 11

• Morning: Business visit for undergraduates at Paris Europlace
• Afternoon: Site visit to a cosmetics company plant

Saturday, January 12

• Day of leisure

Sunday, January 13

• Morning: Leisure
• Afternoon: Depart to Charles de Gaulle Airport for flight

We hope you enjoy reading about our experience! Stay tuned for our next post introducing each of the bloggers after our flight. The next time you hear from us, we will be in France. Until then, au revior!