Scenes from the Field Week 3 & 4: Melbourne, Australia Justina Ashleigh K, Patel College Global Internship Traveling - it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller. -Ibn Battuta On Monday, June 23rd, I attended a presentation by Nobel Laureate Economist and Professor, Joseph Stiglitz. In Dr. Stiglitz’s lecture, entitled Global Financial Contagion, he gave his view on the role ideology played in the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Professor Stiglitz’s research gave me some context for the development of Melbourne’s Wonthaggi Desalination Plant, which I’m also analyzing as part of my project. On my last Saturday in Melbourne, I went to see Cameron Mackintosh’s critically acclaimed version of the classic musical, Les Miserables. This was my first musical and one I won’t soon forget! Departing Sydney in mid-morning, I saw my second sunset of the day while crossing the Pacific and chased another sunrise for the remaining hours of the flight to L.A. By the end of the day, I had been to five airports on four planes and traversed ten time zones – a small price to pay, however, for the trip of a lifetime!! :)
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:15:01 +0000
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