Sunday, May 07, 2006

Spring!!

I haven't posted for a really long time - Apologies in case you have checked recently but haven't found an update.

It is Spring in New England. The sun is out, weather is warm and I am enjoying it thoroughly.

When the Tuck Outdoors Club sent out a mail asking if I wanted to hike 'The 50', I signed up without thinking twice. I had learnt about 'Overconfidence Bias' in my Managerial Decision Making course - but fell prey to it without knowing it.

Then, a couple of weeks ago I went on a hike to Mount Cube. A 6.6 mile hike and I was tired at the end of it (I wasn't about to drop dead but just tired). I figured a 50 mile hike was not something I could do and dropped off thelist the next day. After the Mount Cube hike, a bunch of us went to Ben & Jerry's for some ice cream (to compensate for all the calories burnt!). That was a perfect ending to a gorgeous day.

Over the last few weeks, I have been training to do a 10K run. The run is scheduled to be held a week from now. In my last couple of runs, I have been able to do the distance but my timing is way off. I want to finish the run in under 1 hour. While folks who have been running might scoff at my target, considering it is my first 10K run, I have kept my aspirations modest.

Occasionally, I go out to the driving range and hit some balls. Next week onwards, I plan to go to the golf course regularly. The objective is to hit the course 3-4 times before I leave Hanover.

The other day the firm I am going to work for asked me to send in an interesting line about myself. When I quizzed a couple of my first year study group members about this, they agreed that 'I have a Snickers problem' is the most appropriate. I LOVE SNICKERS!!!

I spent some time in April making a list of 50 things I want to do by the time I am 50. P also made her list. I got the inspiration to make that list from Kanishka. When you get a chance look around his blog - especially a post on his exploits working in a tough region of India.

Just over a month and I will be graduating from Tuck. I have mixed feelings about leaving school and Hanover. While I am looking forward to getting back to work & life outside this happy bubble, I don't like the feeling of these 2 years coming to an end. But then again, C'est la Vie!