The frenzy continues....
I had no idea second year would be so much work. I had assumed I could take a breather and focus on the finer things in life. Well, from the look of it, I was completely wrong!!
One week for the term to finish, and I can't wait for the week to be over. Friday evening, I leave take the Virgin Atlantic flight out of Boston. But, in the next 5 days, there are so many things to do to formally finish the term.
First up, I have the Investments exam on Tuesday morning. Before that, we need to make a presentation on our Investments project tomorrow. Since the person you are presenting to is Ken French, you need to be sure to weigh each word you say. Say risk instead of volatility and you are in a spot!! On Tuesday morning, our project for Corporate Restructuring is also due. And on Tuesday afternoon, I need to submit our Argus model for the Real Estate class. Somewhere in between, I need to put together some information about the Private Equity Industry in India. And I forgot to mention that classes are still in progress :-).
The past few weeks have been fun and busy. Last week I attended the Tuck Vegas party. The party was fun and I focussed on spending time & faux chips on playing the extremely low IQ "Wheel Of Fortune". I skipped the Beach party last night and instead went to a friend's 30th birthday party. I took him a few bottles of Colt 45 and he was very appreciative of my thoughfulness.
Oh yeah, just over a week ago it was my birthday and three of us had a nice combined birthday party. While I enjoyed the party, the birthday seemed to just remind me that I am getting older :(. I perfunctorily thanked everybody who sent me a message for my birthday. Does anybody know why it is called a Happy Birthday ? While I have every reason to be happy with the way things are going in my life, why just be happy on that day ?
One of the nice parts about the Fall term in the second year has been the opportunity I have had to go out and see beautiful New England. For my birthday, a few friends and I went to Woodstock, VT, a picturesque town and had lunch. Earlier that day, we went to Simon and Pearce in Quechee to watch the artisans blow glass and make fine earthenware. The fall colors had faded but the countryside still looks beautiful.
Come Friday and I am off on a 7 week long break. 7 weeks in India. 4 cities (atleast). Back to work with a smart, warm and friendly bunch of people. Of course, the joys of Mumbai without the oppressing heat of summer!!
If you are in Mumbai, Bangalore or Ahmedabad and are interested in knowing more about Tuck, send me an email. Based upon how busy my schedule becomes, I am planning to meet up with a few interested people when I am in these cities. If you are not in these cities but are in India and would like to meet some Tuckies, let me know and I can pass on your info to my friends who will be visiting their families in other cities.
posted by Tagad_Tale @ 10:54 PM
