The first day of school was really just more administrative tasks, welcoming us to school, going over housing and insurance instructions, and getting us our access cards for the school. The opening session in the auditorium was for both MBA students AND their partners AND their children, so the presenters often had to shout over the wails, cries, and squeals of toddlers trying to sit still and be quiet. It's amazing how many of the students are married and already have children. I don't envy their struggle this coming year.
Lunch at IMD is catered, all-you-can-eat, and free. The food is outstanding and there's a huge selection to choose from, and apparently it's common for students to gain weight from being stressed out and indulging too much. (I need to watch out!)The part I was most excited about was the free coffee and espresso located near the library.
I was chosen to be one of three bloggers for IMD during 2010, and my posts will be visible on the school's main public site. I found out that I will be expected to write 2 blog posts per week, which is quite a bit more than I had anticipated. Luckily they do understand that the some of the posts may consist solely of "Too much work. Too little sleep."
We were done with admin for the day by mid afternoon, and had the rest of the day to ourselves. We discovered that IMD has its own gym (!) so I planned to check it out with Vamshi later that night.
Philip Martini, his wife Margarita Martini (no joke), and their son. Vamshi is on the left.
Some of the babies didn't make it all the way through.
This was pretty much the way the whole day looked, with strollers everywhere.
And children running left and right.
Lunch on Day 1.
Main course selection.
Dessert table.
The most exciting part - all the free coffee you can drink!
The printers are named "Rhino", "Brasilia", and "Cancun".
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