Phew, the hard exams are finally over! Except for Management of Fashion and Design Companies which I could hit out of the park with one hand tied behind my back. Whenever I say that Hilary is always quick to mention, "As long as it wasn't your right hand." Smart aleck. I haven't had time or energy to write lately because we've been studying almost every day and even when I wasn't, other people were and thus weren't available for fun-having. In betw...

Lunedi 01.06.09 Today marked the dawn of the studious era in our lives here at Arcobaleno.My first exam is on Friday and so I've put my nose to the grindstone, buckled down if you will, so that I may come through yet another semester with flying colors.IT IS SO BORING.All we do is eat, sleep, and study.No parties, no museums, and sadly, I breathed fresh air on a trip to the grocery store only to perpetuate the eating part of my day.We do find ways to procrastin...

Giovedi 21.05.09 Last semester I designed and presented a proposal to improve communication between DC-based and on-assignment employees in the Sustainable Growth and Developmet Group at The Louis Berger Group, Inc. where I was an intern. Though stressful, I enjoyed the process of interviewing colleagues and experts to come up with a technology based solution that could be implemented and enforced. Well the hard work paid off and I was awarded first place in t...

Sabato 04.04.09 A beautiful convergence of events has occured: exams are over and spring has sprung in Milano! I spent the last week studying for my midterms which surprisingly, wasn't as hard to force myself to do as I thought it would be. I guess I have to thank the rain for that since it kept me inside and minimized distractions. Then on Friday, in an almost miraculous fashion, I rocked my Management of International and Suprnational Organizations exam (t...

Sabato 14.02.09 Tired after our trip to Firenze, Hilary and I slept in and then celebrated Valentine's Day by exploring the weekly San Agostino Market. It's set up in the shape of a cross with the top section devoted to food and flowers with the rest focused on clothes and miscellaneous items. The food was so fresh: there were carts dedicated solely to cheeses and then others to meats and a variety of fruit (actually one kind that I had never seen before) that...