In illustrating the spirit of his vibrant surroundings, Ernest Hemmingway once described the “mad, whirling carnival” he saw around him in Spain. As an American studying at Madrid’s IE Business School I will be documenting my experience with this blog, dedicated to that theme.


For friends and family, you can find frequent updates on my life and adventures by checking back here regularly. For anyone else, I hope you find my posts on business school and life in Spain interesting.

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Saturday, October 2, 2010

The consumption - term two finals

We have been in a week of intensive study. This was finals week of term two and it consumed our lives. The second term is known for being the most difficult term and it lived up to its reputation. Everyday an exam... every night a cramming session for the next. It was the most challenging academic experience of my life.

Even still I enjoyed it. I enjoyed it not only for the intellectual challenge, but also for the bonding moments with classmates. I enjoyed it because I learned more from my counterparts than I learned from my professors. Every late hour, every borrowed slice of pizza, every tired, exhausted explanation of economic or quantitative theory provided the purpose for why we are here. We are here for each other.

It was the finals week for term two. It was the reason why we are here.

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