As you can see by the lack of posts the last couple of days, we have been extremely busy. I have a couple perspectives that I know the students won’t post which I thought you would be interested in. Several nights ago we were hosted by Nizar Katbi, President & CEO of FTR, to a Syrian Feast. There were more than 50 people including many employees and friends of the company. Each of the students was asked to stand, introduce themselves, and say a word about their trip so far. They all did a great job. It is one thing to do public speaking, but to do it in an international setting is really impressive.
On Sunday we went to King Saud University and met with faculty and students. Again, we put the students in an international teamwork exercise. They were partnered with five Saudi Arabian students and were given a team project to develop and present in two hours. All of the students jumped in, delegated the work, collaborated, and gave a ten-minute presentation to the combined faculty. They had to field questions from faculty of both universities. They handled it great and all were impressed.
Tomorrow morning they will present their summary on what they learned here in Riyadh. I am confident they will again impress those around them.
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