Intro Post

I'm a first-time blogger, so I'm excited to share my experiences with the world in a totally different way than ever before. One thing I'm really happy about: I finally have free reign to express myself as I like. At BusinessWeek, every piece I wrote was reviewed, critiqued, and edited by at least three people, and sometimes by as many as ten. I intend to use this blog forum to be as unedited and as honest as I can -- seems that's the only way to get anything really worthwhile out of this. I hope that anyone who reads my posts will get to know me, the Johnson School, and the Park Leadership Fellows program better.

As a recovering journalist, volunteer, and die-hard liberal arts undergrad, I sometimes feel like a sore thumb amidst the marketers, salespeople, and finance gurus with whom I now surround myself at the Johnson School. But I've found many kindred spirits here already. As I get going into the heart of the first year and really start connecting with people, one of my goals for this blog is to highlight as many of them as I can; I believe it's the people that really shape the business school experience.

As I get used to this new medium, I just ask that you bear with me. I'll work to get up to speed as fast as I can. With the core starting this week and my own personal anxiety growing, I know I'll have more than enough subject matter to practice with...