So this week has been incredibly busy. First, I have three assignments that I am working on, three classes with Nobel Prize winning economist, Michael Spence, an interview with BCG, and some other stuff. First, the classes with Professor Spence were amazing. They opened my mind to a whole new way of thinking about the emerging nations, especially India, Africa, and China. It was odd to hear that India would catch up with China soon and eventually pass them, economically speaking. Africa trying to conquer the digital divide was another fascinating topic (and subject of a paper that I am now working on). I think the professor kind of intimidated most of the students though, because instead of our normally brilliant questions (well... ok, just questions), students raised their hands only to ask for a window to be closed, or to point out a typo. I don't think Prof. Spence went home with the best opinion of us as a whole, however, there were a bunch of us who would go up to him after class and ask some extremely insightful questions.
The BCG interview was ok. With these sort of things you never really know. The interview began in Italian, and unfortunately, I didn't really practice for that, so I had to switch to english a little too early. I felt that I presented myself well, answered the case studies appropriately, and asked good follow up questions, but who knows. I should be finding out shortly whether I advance to round two or not, so I will keep one finger crossed.
Finally, I think my blogs are becoming a little weird. I read a recent blog post from a friend here at Bocconi and I was amazed how much better his was. At first I couldn't figure out why, but then I realized it was because he would write about one topic at a time. I like this idea, so from now on I will only write about one event that happened. Hopefully it will increase the number of blogs I write per week and the quality at the same time.
ciao!
