Getting back to school

and i am thoroughly loving it!! we had our first day of a week long orientation today, and we had a short simple introduction to the institute where we were explained how we were the best batch in the history of IESE, the basic principals of IESE's MBA and an interesting lecture about the problem of management, not to forget the simple example of the man on the mountain.

this experience is such a wonderful mix of professionalism and moral ethics, simplicity and yet suave-ness, i cannot express fully how happy i am feeling for being where i am. it completely appeals to my virgo instincts and puts me at ease. to begin with, IESE is affiliated with Opus dei, and the fundamental principle followed is being connected to God without renoucing wordly activities and responsibilities. this is close to the hindu philosophy, and it appeals to me instantaneously. we even had a mass at the nearby church today, with filled me with so much peace, and i realised how each religion in the end is just the way to a life of peace and harmony.

coming to the man on the mountain, this was a simple problem as to if at 8 in the mornin, a man went up a hill and the next day he started his trip downhill, would there be a unique time and place common between his trip to the top and to the base? a simple answer yes or a no. i instinctively thought yes, but couldnt say why. and then iain, a classmate explained brilliantly using a clear graphical solution. however, the professor was explaining us about how difficult it is to get a consensus, and how management is simply about finding solutions in such cases and others as well. the simplicity of this all amazed me, for a second time in the day.

and then we met our teams, our to be friends for the next year. a good mix of spanish, lebonese, israeli, arabic, indian, canadian, italian and american and that too from varied backgrounds, i am all excited how this interaction will turn out to be. the program and associated activities are going to unravel over the rest of this week, and am so excited! will keep you guys posted..