Work hard, play hard

It may look like from all of our posts and photos that we just play all day, but that couldn't be further from the truth! Soon after we finished the workshops, we began finishing up our feasibility study for the MBA program. After interviewing faculty and employers, conducting focus groups, entering collected survey data, and translating financial statements from Eastern Arabic to Western Arabic numerals, we put together a comprehensive paper documenting our research, program recommendations, and financial analysis. Tomorrow, we'll present it to the Dean of the school. Wish us luck!

But I did want to write about a fantastic trip last weekend! We were able to go snorkeling at a local private Jeddah beach. I had heard about the amazing coral reefs of the Red Sea, but experiencing it first hand was something else... My prior snorkeling experience is limited to a sixth grade trip to the Florida Keys, but this was exactly like Finding Nemo but in real life! We snorkeled along the edge of the beautiful reef and all these amazingly colorful and gorgeous fish swam all around us. It was a wonderful and magical experience. Since we didn't have an underwater camera with us, I chose an Internet photo which best represented the experience.