Well, the first week of the second semester is now over, and I've already succeeded in breaking my promise to blog 3-5 times every day last week. I guess maybe the week wasn't as interesting as I expected it to be -- and I guess that's probably a good thing. Definitely a good thing, the more I think about it.
Friday morning, I woke up and had the chance to write. And for the first time in a long time, I was doing it only for myself. The act in itself was healing, and I was glad I found the time. Then, I went snowboarding at Greek Peak until around 1, when I jetted back to Ithaca for a 2 p.m. team meeting for the strategy case on Donner Company. The day was sunny and the snow was good, so spending some time with new friends on the slopes was a welcome activity and something I never would've had time to do last semester. Of course, things haven't heated up yet, so I'm not taking anything for granted.
One thing I can say about the first week of classes is that I feel liberated by the amount of choice I have -- in the classes I'm taking, mostly. It feels wonderful to choose how I want my schedule to fall, to take classes to explore topics I might have an enduring interest in, and to choose the skills I think will help me in my future career. So, I probably wrote all of the above in some form or other last week, but liberation has been the key word this week.
After the Friday meeting, I picked up my lady, and we went to hang out with some friends for a couple hours before turning in.
Saturday turned into a day of mid-Winter cleaning, getting our apartment in the kind of livable shape we might've in August. In the evening, I had the opportunity to meet the first group of Park Fellows finalists. Now, this was an event I'd been anticipating for an entire year, since I was in their shoes. That night exactly a year ago, I made the resolution that, if I got the fellowship, I'd really enjoy the experience of pizza, beer, and bowling; last year, I was too nervous for beer or bowling, though I did scarf down a piece of pizza. And I did enjoy it -- a lot. I bowled with a vengeance, and of course made time to talk with probably 10 of the prospectives about their lives, aspirations, and thoughts about business school. I was impressed by their calm manner, and of course by their backgrounds and experiences. I look forward to three more weekends of meeting the finalists, and hopefully seeing all of them here next year, whether they get the fellowship or not.
All in all, it was a good weekend. I'm looking forward to this week, getting really into my classes, and hopefully hearing back about a possible internship with the New York Times. I'm hoping for the best...
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