Boston Begins
on The Road Less Travelled (Cameroon), 05/Sep/2011 01:58, 34 days ago
I am now in Boston, settled in to my new apartment (Thanks Mom– she came and scouted it out for me while I was in Cameroon) and into the swing of classes. So far Boston is everything I hoped it would be and more. My apartmentThe CityI live in Fenway, right by the oldest stadium in the US where Babe Ruth played and where the Yankees are hated. More often than not there are crowds of people making their way to see the Red Sox play…and by crowds I mean tens of thousands of people. I have never see crowds like this before. Bostonians love sports, the Red Sox, the Bruins, the Patriots, and all other college sports. I was at a college football game this weekend and there were about 20000 people cheering on the Boston College and Northwestern teams.This thing I love about Boston is being able to walk everywhere. I’ve walked to China town, across the river to Cambridge, to visit the Medical Campus, to explore the shops on Newbury street and just in general around the city to find tennis courts. It seems as though there are quaint neighbourhoods to explore at every turn. I have found a number of tennis partners here thanks to online tennis communities. I will also soon start tennis lessons at the BU track and tennis centre– which is within walking distance.At Fenway StadiumAt the Boston College football game Boston UniversityI had an intensive 10 days of orientation involving orientation with the international students (yes, Canada is its own separate country), and with the rest of the MBA class of 2013. Our classes have started already and readings, assignments and exams are already piling up. It will be a very intensive two years but I am already learning more than I ever thought I would be. Part of our MBA program is an integrated project pulling together learnings from all our classes– accounting, finance, organizational behavior, finance. My group is great and we are named The Mighty Ducks D3. We’re all about supporting each other and sharing leadership much like a flying V formation.At the BU campusThe lobby of the School of ManagementTeambuilding with my Integrated Project TeamThe Mighty Ducks D3Looking forward to….There is a lot to look forward to and I hope I’ll have the time and energy to do everything I want to do.-         There is a trip to India that I am hoping to go on in order to see the health sector there. -         The MBA program has competitions throughout the year called the Cohort cup and my cohort (cohort D) is the reigning champion and I hope we hang onto the cup. -         I get to do a health-related internship in the summer-         Lots of opportunities to meet and network with interesting people-         The American Outlet malls aren’t far away… and so much moreWish me luck!