The first week was a lot less scary, and a whole lot more exciting and interesting than I had thought it would be. Day 1 far exceeded expectations. Everyone was really friendly, and the atmosphere on the day was definitely one of massive excitement. We had our class photo (well done to the camera man for arranging over 300 people!), and were then free to meet our future class mates. We were also introduced to our study groups, which really confirmed the variety of students at the School. A brief introduction to the people in my group:
Guy - British, worked for Andersen for many years, and has been working at his family company in Italy more recently
Liam - American, spent 4 years as a US Marine, and has been working at GE for the last 2
Khizar - Pakistani, been designing computer chips in the US Bay Area for the last 8 years
Anton - Russian, studied in Russia, but has been working in Iran for the last 4 years, including working on the reconstruction of Iraq
Sonja - German, but been living in UK for a while, working as a Consultant
Hillary - American, been working in the marketing department of UBS for the last few years
So, yes, a wide variety of Nationalities and backgrounds, as promised! Fortunately, we seem to be getting on pretty well, and seem to be working well together. Hopefully, it remains like that!
The rest of Week 1 was at Lords Cricket Ground, where we were formally introduced to the School. We met lots more of our fellow students and listened to some excellent talks!
All in all, a great week that prepared us, and made us even more excited about what lay ahead!
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