We had our first round of midterms, the only one I have back so far is DMD, Data Models and Decisions (math), and I got a 97. Normally I am happy with 97s, but this one I only got because I didn't answer one of the questions... OOOOPS... As good as that one was however, accounting and economics I can state will not be nearly as good. In fact, economics was a disaster for me. Oh well, they say grades don't matter that much... so who cares???
Following midterm
week we have this week dedicated to independent workshops and classes. It is called Sloan Innovation Period, or SIP for short. SIP week is nice, it is almost like a week off. I took classes on Feedback, Physics in Business, Leading Inclusive Organizations, and Media Relations. It was interesting.
This past Thursday I attended, very humbly, my first C-function. Except, whoops, it wasn't really a C-function. It was a SEA-function. Normally, C-functions (the C stands for Cultural or Community depending upon who you ask) are a chance for a student-run cultural club to show off food and entertainment.
The first two this year were run by the Japanese Club and the Middle East Club. The one that Petros and I went to was a SEA-function, aptly named for the fact that it was aboard the Odyssey in the Boston Harbor. It was beautiful cruising around the harbor and I had fun dancing and chatting with my classmates. This picture shows Pacificers at the SEA-function: Lukas, Alex, Eva, me, Ashley, and Marcelo. Alex had apparently just spotted a pretty girl! :-P
On Saturday night Petros and I went out to help Manny from Guam celebrate his 27th birthday. Happy Birthday Manny! He is a great guy, in fact, he tried to pay for his own birthday dinner... and everyone else's. Oh boy, not cool! We went to Publick House in Brookline and as we drove by our old apartment we really started to miss the Coolidge Corner area. Which brings me to my next point, living in Kendall Square is, to put it kindly, quiet. Past 5 pm, nearly nothing is open and of the stuff that is open... it's not really exciting. (Unless hanging out at Bank of America and a Fidelity Investment Center is your idea of fun.)
Recently I have begun working on a project with the Boston Bruins. Along with my teammates, Roterdan, Amanda, and Ramy, I have begin modeling their ticket sales based upon the day of game and the opponent. It is pretty cool. In fact, this is really ideally something I could do as a career. Along those same lines, I am helping out as a panel lead for the upcoming MIT Sloan Sports Conference in Analytics. This should be lots of fun and since I want to work in the field of sports management, it is a great opportunity as well.
I also recently volunteered to help out at a Sloan on the Road admissions event. It is interesting talking to people who are in the same uncertain place that I was one year ago. How time flies!
The last picture with the wrestling type belt is from trivia night. We had a huge come from behind win and we were quite happy with it.
That's all, bye folks!
