Another weekend

The days blow by so fast. Last week Tessa's mom Jody returned home after staying with us for 3 weeks. The trip was a great success! Of course it was sad to see her go but now she can start planning her next trip.

The mid-term results are back and I'm not crying. I guess that means I did okay. Glad to get those out of the way.

This week we need to send in our cover letters and resumes to all the companies that come to campus to recruit in January. We need to be clear now where we want to go for our internship next summer which seems a bit crazy because we've only finished half a semester. But that's the process so if we want to get a job at any investment bank, top consulting company or major company in industry that's the way it works.

One of the great things about this school is that because of its reputation all the biggest companies recruit here; Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Google, GE, McKinsey, Bain, BP...It opens doors that are closed to all but a handful of schools. Meanwhile I find myself in the position of wondering if its worth the time to prepare for an interview with a company that I would have had to kill somebody 6 months ago just so their HR person would spit on me. A good position to be in no doubt.

Tessa is as wonderful as ever. She misses her family and the adjustment to living so far away is proving to be a challenge. But she really likes Barcelona and she's doing a good job putting up with all my school activities. She's playing on the Rugby and Futbol teams. She also continues her Spanish studies which have been a big let down. But now that we know how things work around here, she'll get into the best language school in town after her semester is over and then we'll see rapid improvement in her fluency.

Here are some pictures of where we went last weekend, Valencia. We went by train and enjoyed every second of riding in first class (thanks again Jody) and watching the countryside go by. Valencia is one of the largest cities in Spain but actually not all that large. They have some fantastic new architecture including an extrememly modern aquarium. Take a look.