It has now been about 3 months since I started work as a strategy consultant in the U.S. Compared to having the same job in Europe many things are the same, many things are different – looking back at the first 12 weeks, here’s the ‘typical’ week. Continue reading
Author Archives: Willem Koenders
New Year’s Eve, the Sugar Bowl, and the Unclaimed Baggage Center – part 3/3
New Year’s Eve
We didn’t do very much on the morning of December 31st. We slept in and wandered around some more around Bourbon St. We decided to get tickets to the Sugar Bowl that would take place the day after. We found a nice pub to eat dinner while we watched Clemson beat Oklahoma. Continue reading
Exploring my favorite city in the US: New Orleans – part 2/3
Exploring New Orleans
We checked into our hotel, the Blake Hotel, and quick made our way into the city center and the French Quarter. The French Quarter is the oldest neighborhood of New Orleans, with a number of historic buildings dating back to 18th century when the Spaniards rules the city. Continue reading
Christmas Road Trip to New Orleans – Part 1/3
Sarah and I decided on a whim to spend New Year’s Eve in New Orleans, at the Gulf of Mexico. Milestones along the way would be to visit the biggest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere, admire the “lucky” USS Alabama in Mobile, and watch fireworks and College Football in New Orleans. Writing this blog post I really can’t believe how much we did in only a few days!
A new, bigger league can save Dutch, Belgian, and Scandinavian title aspirations
In past years, a few football clubs have dominated the European Champions League. Whenever the semifinal stage is reached, only clubs from the big leagues of Germany, England, Spain, and Italy are left. Not too long ago, this was not so straightforward. Continue reading
