The following post was due since Spring. I began writing this piece, flying over the Atlantic on a sunny Spring morning. It was last in November 2004 that I had made my journey from America back home to India. John Kerry had conceded to George W. Bush in the US presidential election. I had sensed [...]

This past summer, I spent two months based out of Jerusalem, for our Strategic Consulting Project (SCP), but travelling widely in Israel and Palestine (West Bank). These two months, were one of the most transformative and enriching periods in my life and one of the best ways to complete my MBA at Oxford. The seeds [...]

Outside of office, we had tons of fun!!! We went for Thursday Quiz Nights at local pubs, ate all kinds of cuisine – Thai, Mexican, Indian, Middle Eastern, Japanese, American (???)- hung out with other SBSers in SF and visited numerous places, such as Napa Valley, Fisherman’s Wharf, Golden Gate, Sausalito, Union Square, Japan town [...]

After a month in the USA, we got back to Oxford to work on our recommendations. Thanks to some of our Professors, we could get our thought process ratified and ensure that we were on the right track. Finally we presented our recommendations to MWG! And guess what? Our recommendations did get accepted. Bliss…!
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