Exchange Student Profiles |
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Fall 2004 - Spring 2005 |
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| Name |
Emanuele Rapisarda |
| Hometown |
University of Catania, Italy |
| Major |
PH.D. Strategic Management -Visiting Scholar |
| Interests |
I like to spend time with people, play B-ball and soccer, and listen to metal music |
| Biggest Surprise About A&M |
The size of cars, hot weather and big campus. |
| Biggest Surprise About Texas |
All...it is so different from Italy! |
| International Internships |
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| Future Career Goals |
I hope to become a professor.... |
| Most Fond Memories From Home |
The sea and the volcano. |
| Recommendation to Visitors |
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| Your Favorite Vacation Spot |
Phoenix, AZ |
| Contact Email Address |
manurap@tin.it (msn: manurap78@hotmail.com) |
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| Name |
Anil Teewaree |
| Hometown |
San Fernando |
| Major |
Dental Surgeon and MBA |
| Interests |
Drinking and cooking and outdoor sports |
| Biggest Surprise About A&M |
Girls look good and food is better! |
| Biggest Surprise About Texas |
Girls look good and food is better! |
| International Internships |
None |
| Future Career Goals |
Wanna be rich and live with nice girl |
| Most Fond Memories From Home |
My eight dogs |
| Recommendation to Visitors |
Buy bulletproof vest |
| Your Favorite Vacation Spot |
Brasil, Macedonia |
| Contact Email Address |
anil.teewaree@mba.hhl.de |
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| Name |
Marc Pierre Posso |
| Hometown |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Major |
Finance |
| Interests |
travel, photography, music, snowboarding, spend time with my friend and family, and party ! |
| Biggest Surprise About A&M |
The Football Games, the Band, the traditions, the Rec center and Northgate ! |
| Biggest Surprise About Texas |
Everything is bigger in Texas ! |
| International Internships |
Altran (France), Nestle (Switzerland), Volkswagen (Germany) |
| Future Career Goals |
Maybe work in the US for a while and retire as soon as possible in Switzerland ! |
| Most Fond Memories From Home |
Crazy after ski parties in the swiss alps with my best friends |
| Recommendation to Visitors |
Go to Geneva, Zurich and Bern, and of course go climb some mountains ! |
| Your Favorite Vacation Spot |
Croatia |
| Contact Email Address |
marc.posso@unil.ch, http://mpossible.skyblog.com |
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Thomas Wehling |
| Hometown |
Gmunden, Austria |
| Major |
Finance |
| Interests |
Traveling, Snowboarding, Reading, Friends |
| Biggest Surprise About A&M |
Aggies are the biggest sport nuts (especially football)! |
| Biggest Surprise About Texas |
Everybody drives a truck but they don't seem to have something to haul (I don't understand this). |
| International Internships |
Clecim in France, DaimlerChrysler in Beijing, State Street Bank of Boston in Germany |
| Future Career Goals |
Employment which is intellectually challenging and also pays my bills. |
| Most Fond Memories From Home |
My girlfriend |
| Recommendation to Visitors |
Don't expect any Austrian to know “The sound of Music” movie. Don't expect to see any kangaroos in Austria. |
| Your Favorite Vacation Spot |
Maldives (I have been scuba diving there a couple of times.) |
| Contact Email Address |
thomaswehling@yahoo.com |
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Fall 2003 - Spring 2004 |
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Emmanuele Bevis |
| Hometown |
Les Abymes, Guadeloupe (French West Indies); studying in France. |
| Major |
Business Marketing |
| Interests |
I like to take it easy and keep it cool. I really like to watch video clips on TV, chat with friends, dance, sing and cook. |
| Biggest Surprise About A&M |
The size of the campus. All of the worldwide famous politicans hosted. |
| Biggest Surprise About Texas |
The size of the cars here! |
| International Internships |
Marketing Internships: Guadeloupe: "Via Plus Assurance" and France: "Credit Agricol." |
| Future Career Goals |
Probably in the retail industry. Maybe work in the U.S. or Canada for 5 yrs. and then return home. |
| Most Fond Memories From Home |
Discovering non-touristic and lost places around the rivers......ahhhhh! |
| Recommendation to Visitors |
Visit everything. Take long walks on the beach around sunset and if you are lucky, it rains and you can relax and listen and smell the humid rain coming down. That's tooooo cool! Believe me. Don't stick to the beaches, but go to the rivers and waterfalls and visit the surrounding islands . Eat the local food. |
| Your Favorite Vacation Spot |
A place called "Paradise". It's a little cascad (waterfall) |
| Contact Email Address |
emma_bamb@yahoo.fr |
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Simone Schustereder |
| Hometown |
Linz, Austria |
| Major |
Inernational Management |
| Interests |
Mountain biking, hiking, nature, literature, theater |
| Biggest Surprise About A&M |
Aggie Traditions |
| Biggest Surprise About Texas |
No Cowboys! :) |
| Future Career Goals |
To work in a consulting company with international orientation |
| Most Fond Memories From Home |
The small cafes in the cities and hiking in the mountains |
| Recommendation to Visitors |
Visit the lake and mountain area around Salzburg |
| Your Favorite Vacation Spot |
Toskana in Italy (Tuscany) |
| Contact Email Address |
schustereder_simone@hotmail.com |
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Matthias M. Buehlmaier |
| Hometown |
Stuttgart, Germany |
| Major |
Financial Mathematics |
| Interests |
Sports, financial economics, reading, and friends. |
| Biggest Surprise About A&M |
Fat Burger |
| Biggest Surprise About Texas |
No income tax!!! |
| International Internships |
Germany- in investment banking, the automotive industry and insurance. |
| Future Career Goals |
Using my knowledge in mathematics to get an edge in Finance. |
| Most Fond Memories From Home |
Vacationing at Lake Constance. |
| Recommendation to Visitors |
In Ulm, the city of my German university, visit the highest church tower in the world! |
| Your Favorite Vacation Spot |
Aeolian Islands of Italy, especially Stromboli. |
| Contact Email Address |
buehlmaier@gmx.net |
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Stephen Pearce |
| Hometown |
Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| Major |
Ag. Business |
| Interests |
Travel, wine, great food, surfing, snowboarding, agriculture. |
| Biggest Surprise About A&M |
Northgate Bars!!!! Funtimes. |
| Biggest Surprise About Texas |
Texans and Mexican food. |
| Internships outside the USA |
Southcorp Wines, Adelaide. South Australia Queensland Cotton, Brisbane, Queensland. Orlando Wines, Adelaide, South Australia. |
| Future Career Goals |
Own my own agribusiness in Australia plus a pub in England called "What Ales Ya." |
| Most fond memories from home |
Cricket World Cups (Australia wins everytime) |
| Your Favorite Vacation Spot |
Great Barrier Reef, just travel around and get to know the locals. -Australia is huge and there is so much to see! |
| Would you like other aggies to contact you? |
Yep |
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Sylvie Nguyen |
| Hometown |
Paris-Pontoise, but my second hometown in my heart is Strausbourg, France. |
| Major |
Consulting/ Human Resources |
| Interests |
Rowing |
| Best Thing About A&M |
....the chocolate chip cookies in Sbisa??? The oaks- they're awesome! Squirrels on campus, space on campus, blossoming flowers in the early spring, the impressive Kyle field and its atmosphere during a football game! The Aggie Band, the REC, Dr. Kroff, Dr. Carr, the comfort in Mays Business School, the mentorship program, friendly girls in Legett Hall, fifth floor in the Annex Library, and Taco Bell! |
| Future Career Goals |
Work in a start-up after graduating. Will most likely work in a Human Resources department as an assistant. Then, probably move towards the consulting area and specialize in organization. Much later, I would like to get involved in local stuff like government or a non-profit organization. This is Sylvie, on the 23rd of April, 2004. -It might change! |
| Most Fond Memories from Home |
I was around 14 with my whole family in Port Grimaud in Southern France- a very neat place! The landscape is awesome! Cricket sounds, what a pleasure. |
| What You Would Recommend Visitors To Do |
In Paris, walk down Les Quais De La Seine on a sunny morning in the spring. Chill out in the Latin neighborhood and in the St. Michel neighborhood. Enjoy the cafes and its narrow streets. This is a well-known student neighborhood. Don't miss the Sacre-Coeur basilica.
In Strasbourg, just keep your eyes open and enjoy this nice and traditional Alsacian city. Walk all over. |
| Would You Like Other Aggies to Contact You? |
Yes. |
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Camille Henaut |
| Hometown |
Wimereux, France |
| Major |
Food Science |
| Interests |
Traveling a lot!!! |
| Biggest Surprise About A&M |
It is so huge! The campus is very nice. And I love Sbisa's cookies!!! |
| Biggest Surprise About Texas |
People are friendly. Texas is very flat and green. |
| Future Career Goals |
Research and development in food sciences. |
| Most Fond Memories From Home |
The sea. . . . . and also the wine, the real chocolat, and the cheese. |
| Contact Email Address |
camillehenaut@hotmail.com |
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Sebastian Matthias Funke |
| Hometown |
Berlin, Germany |
| Major |
Finance |
| Interests |
Sports, politics, economy, investments, parties, meeting new people, traveling, and more |
| Biggest Surprise About A&M |
Best: Rec-Center and traditions; Surprise: easy classes |
| Biggest Surprise About Texas |
Very nice, helpful, friendly people |
| International Internships |
Accura GmbH, Dresden-Germany, TÃllmann GmbH Berlin-Germany, Infineon Technologies Munich-Germany, JPMorgan London-England |
| Future Career Goals |
Investment banking, starting my own business and maybe in later years being a financial advisor for the German government |
| Recommendation to Visitors |
Visit Berlin and Germany and contact me before so I can give you information |
| Your Favorite Vacation Spot |
Nice and Cannes in France, Bermuda Islands, Barcelona-Spain, London-England, etc. |
| Would You Like Other Aggies to Contact You? |
Yes |
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Christian Pedersen |
| Hometown |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Major |
Msc in Finance and Accounting |
| Interests |
Being challenged, travelling, and soccer. |
| Biggest Surprise About A&M |
How friendly people are! |
| Best Thing About A&M |
The Rec. Center |
| Biggest Surprise About Texas |
The number of cops... (right Julian) |
| Best Thing About Texas |
The weather |
| Future Career Goals |
1. Professional soccer player or 2. dealer |
| Most Fond Memories From Home |
The outstanding food and beers! |
| Recommendation to Visitors |
Visit Nyhavn, Tivoli and go shopping downtown. |
| Your Favorite Vacation Spot |
Tarifa (windsurfing place in southern Spain) |
| Would You Like Other Aggies to Contact You? |
Always more than welcome... |
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Cédric Prieur du Perray |
| Hometown |
Lyon, France |
| Major |
Finance - Accounting |
| Interests |
Improvisation theater, movies, rowing, tennis, sports in general |
| Biggest Surprise About A&M |
How welcoming people are... ("Howdy!") |
| Best Thing About A&M |
The Rec. Center |
| International Internships |
Munich (Summer 2000); Nunchener Versichesung Gesellschaft |
| Future Career Goals |
CPA |
| Most Fond Memories From Home |
Wine, aperitifs, food, music, |
| Recommendation to Visitors |
Visit Nyhavn, Tivoli and go shopping downtown. |
| Your Favorite Vacation Spot |
Tarifa (windsurfing place in southern Spain) |
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