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Overview

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Itinerary

Sunday 8/24 Early morning flight leaving from O'Hare; arrive in San Salvador in time for lunch at Boqueron Volcano
Monday 8/25 Get pumped for a day of repelling and scaling!
Tuesday 8/26 Head to the mountains for an afternoon ziplineing/canopy tour. Watch out for the spider monkeys!!
Wednesday 8/27 Another big day of adventure...white water rafting along the Guatemala border. Hola Guatemala! (Non-swimmers, don’t worry…Billy can’t swim either.)
Thursday 8/28 Activity day at El Portezuelo. You'll get to choose between horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking to natural hot springs, or taking the morning off for some much needed rest! In the afternoon, we will move to the beach.
Friday 8/29 Beach (potential activities include, sunbathing, snorkeling, diving, surfing, kayaking and wind surfing)
Saturday 8/30 Beach (potential activities include, sunbathing, snorkeling, diving, surfing, kayaking and wind surfing)
Sunday 8/31 Morning transfer to San Salvador for our flight home.

Why This Trip

This trip is for you if:

  • You live for adventure
  • You love to travel off the beaten path
  • You enjoy balancing high activity with some relaxation
  • You want to exercise your Spanish-speaking skills (Me gusta mucho cerveza!!)
  • You want to hang out with the coolest trip leaders around

This trip is not for you if:

  • You are mortified of heights and nature
  • You prefer more tourist-heavy locations

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Trip Leaders

Ann SniderAnn Snider

  • E-mail: asnider AT ChicagoGSB.edu
  • Hometown: Harrisonville, MO (close to Kansas City)
  • Undergrad College: University of Missouri
  • Undergrad Major: Business
  • Work Experience: 3 Years of Investment Banking and I'm never going back!
  • Chicago Booth Concentrations: Finance, Accounting and Strategic Management
  • Current Career Focus: Finance in a company. Will be spending my summer in the treasury department at John Deere.
  • Hobbies: Volleyball, boating, going to the movies
  • Fun Fact: I learned to water ski when I was 2 years old!

Peter WashingtonPeter W. Washington

  • E-mail: pwashing AT ChicagoGSB.edu
  • Hometown: Cleveland Heights, OH
  • Undergrad College: Florida A&M University (Tallahassee, FL)
  • Undergrad Major: Business Administration
  • Work Experience: Commerrcial banking
  • Chicago Booth Concentrations: Accounting, Finance, Entrepreneurship
  • Current Career Focus: Investment Banking
  • Hobbies: Distance running, exercise, reading, traveling
  • Fun Fact: I've gone skydiving before and really enjoyed it! I've also met Don King.

Jen NoccoJen Nocco

  • E-mail: jnocco AT ChicagoGSB.edu
  • Hometown: Too difficult to answer
  • Undergrad College: Boston College
  • Undergrad Major: Mathematics & Economics
  • Work Experience: I Banking, Non-Profit, Business Valuation Consulting (Life goal: to work in every job function ;)
  • Chicago Booth Concentrations: Marketing Management & International Business
  • Current Career Focus: Marketing Research
  • Hobbies: Travel, Scuba Diving, Skiing, Snowboarding, Golf, acquiring random language skills, hanging out at Ida Noyes Pub…
  • Fun Fact: I used to be a volunteer scuba diver at the New York Aquarium where I had the pleasure of cleaning up seal poop and being attacked by angel fish, but where I was also able to see a one week old walrus pup; so cute!

Billy YangBilly Yang

  • E-mail: billy AT ChicagoGSB.edu
  • Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
  • Undergrad College: UCLA – Go Bruins!
  • Undergrad Major: Business Economics & Accounting
  • Work Experience: Professional abacus-user (auditor), consultant, and finance at a company
  • Chicago Booth Concentrations: Strategic management & finance Current
  • Career Focus: Consulting or Strategy Hobbies: Golf, running, and long walks on the beach (just kidding... maybe... not really)
  • Fun Fact: I can't swim (but I’m taking lessons) and am also taking a Second City improv class!
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