putting myself out there

I've been debating whether or not to put this blog out there in the world wide web of search engines. I didn't want this "diary" to be limited because I had to worry about what recruiters or the school would think. But then again, I think it would be interesting to see what comments my writing might provoke, they might even be helpful... So, for now, Google, Yahoo!, Bing I'm letting you loose on my blog diary!

I leave tomorrow for Italy, so I'm going to get back to doing things away from the computer before everyone else comes home. That involves taking in some sun on the hammock, making sure I don't forget how to play the piano, and maybe watching some TV :)

summer reading

I just downloaded the IE optional reading list the other day. I had a few books from the list already picked out as pre-MBA must reads already. Not on the list, but I definitely recommend to anyone considering an MBA is Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School by Philip Delves Broughton. I stole The Tipping Point and The Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell from my parents' bookshelves, picked up an audio copy of Good to Great by Jim Collins, and started The Lords of Strategy by Walter Kiechel  yesterday to get me ready for apps to consulting firms. I'll get through as many as I can before I leave for Europe, but I'm not buying anymore physical books. I'm sure my suitcases are already overweight! I'll definitely be searching for electronic versions...

So far this summer I've read two very entertaining books on China: China Road by Rob Gifford and Lost on Planet China by J. Maarten Troost. I like the idea of working on clean energy technologies, or anything really, in China for a few years post-MBA...









Another good, albeit a bit old, book I read this summer was Girls Just Want to Have Funds by Susannah Blake Goodman. I'm trying to get business savvy in my personal life as well, and this was a good review of retirement and other basic financial planning instruments.

I also read a few fun books and caught up on my American TV shows this summer while in the States! Gotta enjoy my last summer "off".