So, let me start this by saying that I have been spending my time between leaving my job and beginning my MBA as efficiently as possible. I've done quite a bit in a short amount of time; a little too much in a little too little time to be honest.
After leaving work I had a great weekend with a few friends (Ann and Phil); we went to the Arlington Park horse races among other things. I then spent a day getting some stuff ready to move to Bloomington, a day of seeing some other friends (Megan and Pov from the burbs and an out of towner, Sean) along with some shopping at Ikea (Amazing prices and a LOT of stuff, btw). Then I had to go down to my mom's to borrow her van to help with my move and saw another friend before actually getting my stuff the next day. Moved to Bloomington Friday/Saturday and then up to Indy for what should have been the beginning of a short vacation with another friend, Angi. We were meant to fly to Hilton Head on Sunday night, but got bumped thrice and didn't actually fly out until Monday night (got to the place around midnight a full 24 hours after we were supposed to arrive). We spent that day relaxing on the beach and checking out the area (Salty Dog Cafe anyone?). Flew home Wednesday after sitting on the Laguardia Tarmac for an hour and a half and then 40 more minutes in Indy awaiting a plane to leave our gate (anyone ever heard of the idea of rerouting us to another gate?). Then the next day (yesterday) I drove back to Chicagoland for dinner with a friend last night, a comedy show tonight, and the Jimmy Buffett Concert tomorrow (really excited about it!). Ultimately I'm glad to have been able to do all of this and spend a lot of time with a lot of my friends, but Wow - that's a lot in a little bit of time. I've officially driven well over 1000 miles in the last 2 weeks, been on four flights (and bumped from three flights in the process), moved into a new apartment (though that process is no where near complete), and still have a bit more ahead of me. Looking back I feel that I may have been better off taking an extra week to settle the move and have all of this fun, but it is what it is and I'm loving every minute!
Jump Start begins on Monday. I'll have Finance from 8:30 to 11:30 and Basic Excel from 12:30 to 3:30 (I know - it's silly, but I'm used to 2003 and will be using 2007 exclusively from now on - I don't even know where the sort button is!) on Monday and Tuesday. I'll then have Accounting on Wednesday through Friday from 12:30 to 3:30. I'll hopefully be supplementing the class times with finishing up getting the apartment in order and hanging out with my new b-school friends and pre-reading some of the other text books. Orientation then begins on the following Monday and goes all week and the week following. I don't know what all it will entail, but I'm excited to meet everyone and to get into the thick of it. I think it will be great to meet my cohort and my team (5-7 people I think) that I'll be spending so much of my time with over the next few months during the Core. The Core actually begins on Monday the 31st, so it's weird - I feel like classes don't start for a long time but really between Jump Start and Orientation, I'll be going strong for the next 3 weeks before going to class #1...crazy!
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