Well, the time is drawing near and I have started to put all the puzzle pieces together. Finding an apartment is one of the harder things to do. Finding a new apartment is always challenging, and adding to the challenge there is only a 15 hour flight separating me from Milano. I'm not really sure what I am expecting when I arrive. I hope to find a place within in a week, but who knows.
Milano is going to be a huge change in my life. New friends, new surroundings, and new experiences await me. I will be living like a student again. There will be a million challenges. Establishing residency, enrolling in the National Health Care system, exams, and a marathon, but I am excited. I hope all these challenges help strengthen me as a person. I hope school will open new opportunities in my professional life, and I hope to find the work/life balance that I seek.
Life is not just changing for me though. As I look around, all of my friends are really starting to begin their "real lives." Friends are starting careers, getting married, moving away, or starting careers. It is an exciting time in our lives. I know I will always have these friends, but I also realize that things will never quite be the same. I'm not ready to say that the golden years of my life have ended, I am only 24 after all, but man, these past years sure have been incredible. If the next 6 years are anything like the past 6, I am in for a treat.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Monday, July 5, 2010
T minus 2 months
So, a lot of people have been asking me, "What are you going to do with an MBA?" It is a question that is not as easy to answer as I would like. I am entering Milano with the hope that I will specialize in Strategy and Internationalization. The school is well known for its strategy professors, so I hope I will be able to take advantage of it. I have also come to realize that working for a large firm may not be for me. I truly hope that I will find a job in strategy with a small company in the agribusiness space. Ideally I would be able to stay in Italy for it and move from Milano down towards Roma/Tuscany area.
Lately I have been pretty worried what will become of my future, but I guess I shouldn't worry so much. I have a great support group behind me and I am positive that I will thrive anywhere I go. I am getting anxious to start the next phase of my life in Italy, and with 2 months to go, I have began intensive planning around finding an apartment, learning how to establish residence, and figuring out what I need to do to hit the ground running. Man it is getting real. I also have to realize that these last two months need to be spent with my friends, family, and wonderful girlfriend, all of whom I will not be seeing until I come back in December for Christmas.
Anyway, have a good one!
Lately I have been pretty worried what will become of my future, but I guess I shouldn't worry so much. I have a great support group behind me and I am positive that I will thrive anywhere I go. I am getting anxious to start the next phase of my life in Italy, and with 2 months to go, I have began intensive planning around finding an apartment, learning how to establish residence, and figuring out what I need to do to hit the ground running. Man it is getting real. I also have to realize that these last two months need to be spent with my friends, family, and wonderful girlfriend, all of whom I will not be seeing until I come back in December for Christmas.
Anyway, have a good one!
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