Class of 2007 ... It is finally DONE !!!!
Rotterdam (Netherlands). Saturday 14th of January 2006 .... The big journey begins. A journey that today, 24th of December 2007 ... ends ... after two years of pain, sufferings, joy, international travels, confusion, stress, happiness, drinking, driving and of putting myself back under scrutiny and our of my comfort zone. Two years of sweat and continuous feedback from people I never saw before.
Today, after two long and now feeling short, years ... My Executive MBA is concluded. Yes I have a last assignment to do and the graduation ceremony (next spring) ... but today we toasted with champagne in the J building of the Rotterdam School of Management and we closed it all. 90 people from all over the world who have embarked into a long journey of trying to merge studying (and a lot), working and living a normal life ... all at the same time.
Two years when keeping friendship and family happy was rather difficult and I felt lucky that my family and best friends were so understanding (boy, stress made my mood really difficult sometimes). Two years when every evening (almost) was a long evening on books, internet or typing something. When every week-end was on books or in class. When at least 30% of my holidays were actually for the books ... and when all this while keeping the work going fine.
I must have been crazy when I started ... but now it is done. Finished ... this chapter closes ... and now what? Who knows? Surely I will be happy to have a break and give Elke some of the time she was negated in the past two years (what a saint my wife!) ... then we'll see.
It will be strange now ... not traveling back and forth to Rotterdam (in two years 30000km !!!). Not seeing these 89 people. Not discussing business or ideas or strategy. It will feel strange.
In the end I am amazed. I guess very few would have guessed this crazy italian would end up from being an engineer (Italy), than a scientist (UK) ... to a wanna be MBA (Netherlands). Not to mention I seem to have learned a bit how to cook in the meantime!
Well, it is time to rest ... to all and to my just-ex-fellow-classmates ... have a great week-end! And let's burn these books!
Today, after two long and now feeling short, years ... My Executive MBA is concluded. Yes I have a last assignment to do and the graduation ceremony (next spring) ... but today we toasted with champagne in the J building of the Rotterdam School of Management and we closed it all. 90 people from all over the world who have embarked into a long journey of trying to merge studying (and a lot), working and living a normal life ... all at the same time.
Two years when keeping friendship and family happy was rather difficult and I felt lucky that my family and best friends were so understanding (boy, stress made my mood really difficult sometimes). Two years when every evening (almost) was a long evening on books, internet or typing something. When every week-end was on books or in class. When at least 30% of my holidays were actually for the books ... and when all this while keeping the work going fine.
I must have been crazy when I started ... but now it is done. Finished ... this chapter closes ... and now what? Who knows? Surely I will be happy to have a break and give Elke some of the time she was negated in the past two years (what a saint my wife!) ... then we'll see.
It will be strange now ... not traveling back and forth to Rotterdam (in two years 30000km !!!). Not seeing these 89 people. Not discussing business or ideas or strategy. It will feel strange.
In the end I am amazed. I guess very few would have guessed this crazy italian would end up from being an engineer (Italy), than a scientist (UK) ... to a wanna be MBA (Netherlands). Not to mention I seem to have learned a bit how to cook in the meantime!
Well, it is time to rest ... to all and to my just-ex-fellow-classmates ... have a great week-end! And let's burn these books!
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posted by The Food Traveller at 8:36 PM
12 Comments:
Complimenti. Tanti tanti auguri. Te lo meriti dopo cosi' tanti sacrifici...io ne so qualcosa.
Bravo bravo bravo.
un abbraccio
sciopina
Siopina - Dal tuo viaggiare, mi sa che siamo sati sulla stessa barca!! Che faticaccia ... e sono di nuovo sveglio per gli ultimi ritocchi su una dei due ultimi assignments :-(
grandissimo francesco! complimenti! ogni traguardo è sempre meritato... quando studiai per il mio esame di stato, lavorando di giorno, e la testa china sui libri la sera, capii la vera difficoltà di studiare. l'università in confronto mi era sembrata una passeggiata. quindi ora goditi il meritato riposo, con elke, of course!
Complimenti! Queste sono grandi soddisfazioni, bravo. E mi raccomando, festeggiatelo a dovere :-)
Ciao, Alex
Grazie grazie .... festeggiato benino e senza cucinare granche o meglio senza preoccuparmi delle foto. Ma avendo ancora molti arretrati da postare .... ciaooo
complimenti, non sapevo che viaggiassi su e giù per l'Olanda, noi ci siamo rimasti per qualche anno, ma non a Rotterdam, ad Amsterdam
Buon meritato riposo!
Cosa si dice in questi casi? Boh! Mettiamola così: now it's Elke-time :-)
Grazie a tutti e specialmente a Massimo che sembra di sapere che il nome di mia moglie ha anche un significato in olandese (ma a me non e' permesso sfotterla!!!).
Stasera finalmente una ricettina ...
bravissimo Francesco, per la costanza, il sacrificio e la voglia di riuscire. E grazie di avere avuto anche il tempo di aderire al Natale 2007 su FrancescaV. Ti auguro ora di passare del tempo insieme a tua moglie. Baci!
congratulations - hope you take a nice long vacation!
Thanks you. I wish I could take off ... I wish!
congratulazionissimeee!!!
ma... i festeggiamenti continuano ancora vero?? :D evvivaaaa
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