Blogs from St Julians, Malta, Malta, Europe

Malta Blog Malta, what an island. I went into this place with very little expectations. But it managed to sway me massively and I now cannot wait to return there. Booking and Day 1 I booked this trip with my family as a last minute idea to surprise my grandparents on their 50th wedding anniversary and it was the best decision I have made. We made our way to Gatwick airport for a late afternoon flight with British Airways from Gatwick (LGW) to Malta Luqa (MLA). After a very uneventful flight down over France, Corsica and down the coast of Sicily for a nighttime approach in Malta International Airport. On the way in I witnessed the beauty of Malta at night and a number of fireworks from the south of the island. After collecting our bags ... read more

We made it! After planes, trains, automobiles and our fair share of busses we made it! We got to Dulles by 7:15 (sweet!), found out we did indeed have TSA Precheck (sweeter!) and were through security and at the gate by 8:00 (sweetest!) Had dinner at an airport restaurant and then went and hung out by a charging pole to juice up our devices. There was a group of teenagers from an Arab country who were traveling back home (my guess is) and they had most of the charging stations plugged in. It looked like wire trees were everywhere. But we found a free station in the corner. I had gone to look for something at the airport and as I passed by the message board for our flight, it said, “This flight is overbooked. If ... read more

In case you don't realize why I'm here, I'm here for a week-long management training program called 'Take Off!'. 12 of us from various EC centers were selected to come - EC Central, Malta, Boston, Toronto, New York, London, and USA (me!). Throughout the week we received training on various performance-related skills and were split into two teams to develop a project and present it to members of the board. Our team's project was to find a way to target EC's staff, students, agents, in communicating our 4 core values. I'm not a fan of more abstract tasks like this, but in the end our team one and it was a fairly well-thought-out proposal. It nonetheless caused major stress. The program itself consisted of interactive lectures on things like self-awareness, unlocking creativity, time management, etc. The ... read more

El 2 de Marzo es feriado en Libia. Como este año caía en lunes, prácticamente se podía hacer un fin de semana largo. Hasta último momento no teníamos planes, pero ante la insistencia de Mariela no hicimos una escapadita a Malta Malta es un país que está en medio del Mediterráneo y está compuesto por 2 grandes islas: Malta y Gozo. Desde el 2004 es parte de la Unión Europea. El vuelo desde Trípoli es bastante corto (menos de 1 hora) pero muy placentero. Volamos en Air Malta, una aerolínea que presta un muy buen servicio. En el aeropuerto nos encontramos con otros amigos que también viajaban: los Perona y los Stelzer, con lo que el viaje se puso mejor aún. Ximena es compañerit... read more