…write more often about my MBA et al. Everyone had warned me of the lifestyle I was about to get into starting September 2008. But I guess the only way I learn is by doing and not by listening to other people.

I should not be complaining though, because I love it. Every minute of it. Almost. I am learning coursework I never imagined myself learning. I never thought I was a Finance person, but I surprised myself with my liking towards the subject. I enjoyed learning about Microeconomics and Marketing too. My favorite coursework has been Strategy and the dude who taught the subject is my favorite Professor so far :). One thing that is common amongst all the Professors at Foster is that they have a great sense of humor. It almost seems like a prerequisite to be a Professor at this University. I have also met a lot of new and different kind of people. Pretty unlike the people I met at Microsoft. It has been fun, interesting, educating and sometimes frustrating trying to work/play with them. Oh well.

The real question to ask is. How did I find time to write this today? The answer is that I didn’t. I should be doing my Accounting or Finance HW right now. But I ‘bailed out’ on it. Isn’t that what most people are doing anyway :)? The next week and half are going to be super intense as I plough through my final exams. I will leave for a study tour to Munich/Zurich in the week after next and will come back by EOM. Coolness!

On a side note, I am writing this note sitting in the library while a part of me is feeling guilty about not doing the assignment. And I just saw this classmate of mine, a very frail and petite guy with a *massive* backpack on his shoulders. I am almost sure that’s how I look from far, not the frail bit. And it is not a pretty picture.

Anyway, I am almost rediscovering myself in many ways as I go through this program. I didn’t know I could be so passionate about things I believed in. I guess I just did things my way so far and didn’t need to do a lot of convincing. Now that I am working in this weird setup of MBA teams, I have a lot of convincing to do. I sometimes find myself run out of patience sometimes, but I am learning. And hopefully I am growing. That’s what this experience is all about. I also didn’t know I totally dig humor and automatically get attracted to people with a good sense of humor. And I didn’t realize I was so in love with my sleep, still. I am an insomniac who loves her sleep. Aah, the want of that unachievable target…follows me in one form or the other. But who is complaining.

It is hard to explain in such few words, but this MBA is one of the best things I have done in my life. Even though I complain about being so busy, I love being this busy. I like to keep my mind engaged, overtime in this case. And I almost recommend this as a therapy to everyone.

I haven’t written a poem in a very long time (long before I started MBA, so that’s not the reason). I hope that part of me strikes back someday!

 
 

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