Tea Time
What other country would you do an MBA in where you would take ‘Tea Breaks’ in the middle of lectures??? I remember thinking, this is quintessentially British; if I told friends at American MBAs that we take 30 minute tea breaks with the professors and class mates in the middle of nearly every lecture, they would probably laugh. By now it has become completely normal of course, and in fact the class starts to get quite antsy if it looks like the prof has ‘forgotten’ that it is tea time!
I remember when I first moved to England and someone offered me tea with milk, it sounded like the most repellent thing possible. I hesitantly sipped at it, and my brain suddenly decided I was drinking something equivalent to dirty dishwater….that was the end of that! But somehow over the years it has become an aquired taste, to the point that I actually crave tea with milk on many afternoons. Amazing for a girl who hardly knew what a kettle was before.
A new relationship....
So as you may already be aware, doing an MBA means becoming intimately involved in a thrilling relationship with…
EXCEL.
Yes, of course you have heard that you will work with Excel in the MBA and have to do analysis and finance and all sorts of things on it…and I’m sure some of my classmates already were quite intimate with Excel, even before the MBA. I was not. I sort of knew you could do formulas on it. Well, after a couple of months, suddenly the brain begins to think like an Excel spreadsheet….I find myself at home thinking, oh, I need to go grocery shopping….and opening up an excel spreadsheet for it!!! And so on….quite scary actually.
moment of quiet
Sitting at my desk in Cambridge. Utter peace and quiet for the moment. A delicious slice of tranquility within this busy, crazy year of study. Golden sunlight streams through the open window overlooking the garden below. Tall trees seclude the yard on all sides to make it even cosier, a secret oasis of green. Bees buzz and birds chirp. No sounds in my room or in the house. Loving this view, this perch at my desk.
Better go get some sun and study a bit. So far Cambridge is amazing. So many things to see and do, a huge realm of activity. Beautiful city, sunsets behind King's college as you walk up King's parade take your breath away. Not to mention great classmates, lots of fun, lots of challenges. I can already say that this will be one of the best things I will do in my life!
Just want to relish and soak up with moment...
