Time Machine part 2 1/2 - Spring Break B-school style

Ok - so MBA spring break alone is enough to justify the cost of going full time to an MBA program. My friends did all sorts of cool stuff. Treks to Japan, Egypt, Turkey...but I went to Thailand! No - i didn't just go to Thailand. I sailed around the islands of Thailand! How cool is that? We started off in Bangkok for 2 nights, then flew to Phuket, where we picked up our sailboats. 20 of us, 3 boats, 10 days. SOOOO awesome. Here is the link to all of my photos from the whole trip

Spring Break Thai Style

Of course, there are a TON, so here are some my faves to give you a snapshot of my trip (sorry for the layout crapiness...having problems getting this one to do what I want!!):

Bangkok...

Temples

and bars...namely the Hillary Bar! I know...they spelled it with 2 Ls, but we decided to forgive the Thai of this massive oversight, and we still took home the koozies as party favours.

And then there was the awesome food and restaurants

Then on to Phuket to pick up our boats...

And enjoy the amazing scenery and beaches by dayIncluding the Thai version of Super Troopers!
And private beach parties and barbeques by night!
And of course...the GORGEOUS sunsets when I woke every morning. I took this from my bed inside the boat!

It was amazing. I can't wait for more sailing trips. And I am so blessed to have had this opportunity!!

Time Machine Part I

Ok - so Mom thought it would be fun to just throw up a bunch of pictures and show everyone what I've been up to over the past few months of blog-land silence. So here is part I...the rest of Fall Term!

So it all started with a profile pic! This is my picture that went in the school directory, and on my ID card (and now it's on the school website - since I'm now on the Student Association). Not bad huh?

I think i mentioned earlier in the year that the Windsor pub is basically attached to school and that we spend LOTS of time there. This is the back entrance that is from our school. Check out the welcome sign! :)

Another common hang out for us is the Hobgoblin. It's a great pub that serves Thai food - here I am with one of my faves! :)

A big party in the fall I haven't blogged about - Halloween rugby style. I was Hermione from Harry Potter! So much fun! Halvor from my class (in the purple hat) hosted a pre-party at his flat. These are his brother and friend that were in town! This is Dan the Mummy Man! Stream C Social Reps!!

And then the best thing ever...Santa Claus Pub Crawl! Amazing...400 Santas take to the streets of London. And the pubs, and the bars, and the clubs. Sooooo much fun!!

Santa Girls!!!

Santa girls and Firemen! And our sleigh ride through London!

Time Machine Part 2

So here's part 2...Spring Term! The term was lots of fun but was very consumed by Winter Ball, which you all know all about. I managed to post about Austria, mainly so that I could make Jonny jealous that I got to ski in Europe before he did. But so much else went on that I haven't updated on...

First for school stuff - we had our Discovering Entrepreneurial Opportunities class (DEO) where we had to identify an unmet need and consider potential solutions. We did ours relating to foot pains in high heels - and I was the model for our story line

And of course, there was plenty of rugby! We hosted the London Business School Tournament. The men hosted Harvard, Smurfit and INSEAD, we hosted Wharton and Columbia. Here's our awesome team!! We won our tourney :)

There was also Cranfield - a tournament at a school north of London. They hosted us for the tournament (which we won!) and for a scottish celebration, the name of which escapes me. But it was lots of fun. here we are all gussied up for the night...

And finally, the Alumni Tournament. The Alumni/08s played against the 09s - they beat us. :( But the party was awesome and we had a great time celebrating! And the ladies in red - we're co-captains for next year!

Workin 9 to 5!

What a way to make a livin! :) I love Dolly.

Ok, so I know it's been a really really ridiculous long time since I've updated. And I've been feeling guilty and kept promising to do a long update. But then i realized that planning that is incredibly daunting, and it's better to just dive back in and give the latest. So here goes.

School is out. crazy huh? my time in B-school is already half over! it makes me really sad. not to mention that i've made some amazing friends in the 2008 class, and as of this week they're gone! :( sniff. We have the Summer Ball this weekend to close the year, and it'll be the last time I see some of them for who knows how long! Others, for just a few months, until they return to start work at the end of the summer.

As for me, I've started my internship and it's going very well. I've met some great people and am definitely challenged by my work. But I've also worked amazingly great hours (see title of the post) and have not missed a single social thing I wanted to attend. I got to go to Amsterdam with my team over the past 2 days. We did a bike tour of the city, had dinner and drinks all together. Then around midnight we walked through the city to get home and the folks from Amsterdam gave us an unofficial tour. It's kind of an interesting experience to wander through the Red Light District with 20 of your newest friends who happen to include your boss and his boss. hmmm. Even without them it would have been an interesting experience. As one of my school friends put it, it's hard to imagine hookers lined up in windows. But there they were. One after another. And such normal looking girls. pretty weird, and i find it sad, that they choose to do that to make a living. They literally hang out of the windows and open the doors and are standing half in the street. I almost ran into one of the girls at one point as I was talking to my friend trying not to make eye contact, and i just blurted "oh! she's right there isn't she!" Anyway, I forgot my camera so I don't have any pics - although some others took some so I'm sure i'll eventually get those at work. Overall, it was a nice couple of days of getting to know the team, and i think it's going to be a successful summer! It's already the end of my 3rd week (out of 10)!!
I've also been busy leading my summer league co-ed touch rugby team to victory! We won our league! Very cool. I'll be co-captain of the women's team next year, so it was a good way to start to practice and figure out how to be a coach/captain. I'm playing softball too in the London Banker's League, and that is coming to an end. We have an all day tourney on Saturday , so that should be a good time.
Finally - Happy Fourth of July to all! I'm wearing red white & blue to the office tomorrow. I wonder how many people will notice?
Hugs to all!!! xoxox Hil