Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year to all of you!!

Let’s start the countdown to the beginning of our MBA program at HEC! Only 10 days!!

I think everyone is doing their last preparations in order to arrive in Paris in just a few days!

Can you imagine that our lives will have a great change next year…? We’ll know each others, people from so many different backgrounds, from different cultures and getting prepared to become a key participant in our world!

See you all in just a few days!

Best wishes for the New Year!

Pedro

How does it Feel?

Hello all!!

28 more days to go!!

How does it feel going back to school once again? I was in HEC campus last saturday and met few Sept'06 batch students. I could also visit the Expansiel building where most of us will reside. It was sunday evening and it was quite calm. Felt at one point of the time that somedays are going to be silent like this :)))

The good thing is that we all know our schedule ahead of time and I am sure this will give us all an opportunity to visualize ourselves in the program and plan little better.

So are you ready to go into intricacies of finances, delicacies of economics and diversity of the students????

For me the answer is "Yes" and I am sure it is same for most of us!!

Cheers.....

22nd Nov 2006 : First Dinner of Jan'07 Batchmates

Hello All,

It gives me(India) immense pleasure to talk about our first meeting in Paris.

Jeanine who organized the event, could not come due to problem which was unforeseen. We all thank her for proactive approach !!

When I arrived at the restaurant I came across Pedro (Portugal) and his partner(Portugal). Later on we moved to the dinner table where already simon(Newzealand) and Christine (Hongkong) were waiting for others. Later on Laurent(France) , came with his partner (Bulgaria).

The evening began with casual exchange about each other. It was interesting to know that we all came from different backgrounds. While Pedro is in Quality field, Simon is from Telecomunication and Laurent in software field. I am from automotive field and could recognize the kind of background of each one. The best part was that we were 7 people and 6 nationalities.

Simon came from newzealand some 7 months ago and successfully got into HEC.

We discussed on differnt topics starting from the life in Paris...to .necessity of maps in Paris....Car pooling topic came up also. I am sure such synergies to help each other will come more and more. For me it was interesting to know about the Green wine from Portugal. May be common for others, I was new to this green wine concept. Laurent kind of teased me about "Indian Wine". It is my next project to research on Indian wine!! Thanks Laurent.

Second topic which was interesting was about Indian Beedi and how enterpreneurship is possible in this area!! Long way to go HEC International Team...

Third interesting story was about Christine Piano selling. She sold her Grand Piano 30 mins before she was leaving for Paris. Interesting!!

We also start discussing about language!! why not?
..Chinese, Japanese, Bulgarian, Russian, Spanish and other languages similarities and differences came up.....

All these was smeared with delicious white n red wine and individual dishes.. I was surprised to know that I am not the only one who like Creme Brulee:))))))))

You can see the enthusiasm in the pics

2007 January Intake - our first dinner event & the organizer frustration

Hi all,

This blog seems the right place to share my first (sad) experience as future HEC student!

The forum on the HEC Intranet allowed us to introduce ourselves to each other and show our eagerness to join the 2007 January intake. The idea of a dinner before January arises amongst our forum exchanges. I took the initiative to organize the first dinner for those who were present in the Paris area. I proposed the “La Rotonde de la Muette” restaurant. The date of Wednesday 22nd of November was accepted by 8 people (partners included).

As a mother of two children (4 and 7), I organized very carefully myself and my family for this first HEC event. In the first place, my husband could look after the children. Finally, he was very busy with his work. Fortunately, one of my friends agreed some days before the dinner to look after the children during the dinner.

But in the evening traffic jam of the 22nd of November, when driving to my home, she had a car accident. Fortunately for her, the accident produced only car injuries. But she was shocked and unable to drive or to do something else…

I had one hour to find another baby-sitter. I checked the schedule of all my known baby-sitters or friends in the area. Nobody was available to replace my unfortunate friend and look after the children. I passed the news too Gajendra who tried also to help me. Unfortunately, despite all efforts, there was no way to participate to our first dinner!

I hope that in this moment Gajendra, Pedro, Laurent, Simon, Christine and their partners are enjoying this first meeting and dinner of HEC 2007 January intake students. Simon is surely taking some photos which he will lately share with us. As promised, Gajendra is also going to organize another dinner, next week maybe. Meantime my children are sleeping; they need a good night rest to face the next school day.

With this story, I am asking myself if I would be able to manage my future MBA studies and my family… And I am answering back: of course yes! One difficulty with no solution doesn't mean difficulties without solution all the time. As for my current job, I have to find the right balance between my two lives: as a mother and a professional (and sooner as a student). And with the best organization of the world, the uncertainty could always happen... and I have to cope with it even if frustrated.

See you very soon my future classmates! And I am sure that during our student life together, I will have your comprehension and support for this kind of situation.

Kind regards. Jeanine

Welcome to All HEC Bloggers

Dear Friends

Welcome to all HEC Bloggers who wish to share their experiences!!

Cheers
Gajender Sharma