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The Kenya Smile

 

by Tage Oster

 

I like to say that I was extremely lucky to go to Kenya the first time, and that I am even luckier to have been able to go back. In all honesty, no words could do this experience justice, and no act of gratitude could properly express how much I appreciate this program and Professor Wimer.

 

As a team member on the inaugural trip, I was given an opportunity to gain a global perspective and experience to practice managing in a global setting. In exceeding my expectations, I received a priceless wealth of knowledge and experience, irreplaceable relationships and an infinite number of new opportunities.

 

As a team leader on this most recent trip, I was given yet another opportunity to not only build upon the foundation I had started on my first expedition, but also to guide a new group of students as they began to lay foundations of their own. What resulted from the past 10 days was nothing short of spectacular.

 

It’s hard to describe the beauty of watching others learn, and it’s even harder to narrate the beauty of feeling yourself learn. From the classroom to the physical country, the course content remained constant. Once again, students engaged with global partners (Ubuntu Life, Amani Ya Juu, Unilever etc.) in a collaborative experience that further enhanced their ability to think and act globally. There truly is no substitute for authentic dialogue and conversation, and thanks to the brilliant intellects and experiences of our partners the team gained invaluable insight regarding management in a global setting.

 

As I said before, words do not do this program justice. However, Professor Wimer says I have a “Kenya Smile” which only comes out on this trip, and I think every student has their own version or part of themselves that has been brought to the light through this experience. Once again, thank you to Professor Wimer, our partners, the students and the Martin J. Whitman School of Management. To you all, I am forever grateful.

 

 

 

 


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