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Grand Finale

Posted on June 30, 2013 by yourstrulyjulieg

On Friday, we gave our final presentation to 9 people from CIMMYT. Our team presented on market analysis, market survey, public-private partnerships, social enterprises, and financial models. It went great! The client seemed very pleased with all of the work we did and how it was presented 🙂 Here’s a photo of me in action:

We also got the opportunity to tour the CIMMYT gene banks, where all of the different varieties of corn and wheat are held. The gene bank we visited was kept at 32 degrees, literally freezing! It holds corn and wheat from all over the world, even pink corn! Here’s the group in the gene bank:

Afterwards, we took a group of people from CIMMYT out to dinner at Tejamaniles, a favorite Mexican restaurant in Texcoco. Everyone brought their families and we had a really nice time! Saturday we headed to Mexico City. Stacey and I walked to the National Museum of Anthropology, and got our final favorite snacks of elote (corn in a cup with condiments) and agua de jamaica (hibiscus water). Here’s one of the exhibits from the museum:

This afternoon, we are flying back to HOT Phoenix. 5 weeks here went by really fast! Next week our group is presenting our learning experiences at Thunderbird, and then working on our final white paper for the client. It’s not quite over yet…

Until next time!

Yours Truly, Julie G

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Crafts Markets in Mexico City

Posted on June 23, 2013 by yourstrulyjulieg

Wow, what a week! This one was filled with hard work, some team drama, and a girls weekend in Mexico City. First, here’s a photo from our meeting with Inifap (the Mexican equivalent of the US Department of Agriculture). Yes, that’s me all dressed up in my business suit 🙂

We were ready for a break this weekend, so we headed back to… Mexico City! Stacey and I decided we would explore the crafts markets and find some new good restaurants. On Friday night, we found a really good Peruvian restaurant, Astrid y Gaston. Here’s a photo of us enjoying some Pisco Sours.

Mexico is a huge city, so it’s split up into many different neighborhoods, similar to New York. After a nice morning of sleeping in, Stacey and I headed to San Angel, a neighborhood in the South of Mexico City, to check out the Bazar del Sabado (Saturday Market). The artists at the market were amazing! We walked around for a while to check out all of the crafts and artwork, then stopped at a local taco shop for some lunch. Next, we headed to a different part of the city, the Central Historic District, to visit the Ciudadela market. This one was not our favorite. It was a good place to get trinkets and souvenirs, but located in a very sketchy part of town. We didn’t stay too long. In case any of you are wondering… we did not take any taxis off the streets! Here’s a photo with some of the cool artwork.

After a whole day of walking around, we were ready for some thai food! We met up with some other Thunderbirds for dinner and it was great 🙂 Now we’re back in Texcoco, and getting ready for our final week here at CIMMYT.

Check back next week for some photos of the final presentation!

Yours Truly, Julie G

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