It was long ago and not true

P3 is done – we’re 3/5 of the periods through the (cheat-sheet propelled, for some) MBA and half way done with our year together. I snuck away from the Grand Cafe before the tearful good-byes because I’m not very good at those. A lot of people got last minute jobs – a lot are taking [...]

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Food in Fontaineblows

I have opinions about food.  They are correct.  They are expressed here.   There is a dearth of good food in Fontaineblows.  I’m experiencing a momentary dearth of free cash flows, so I don’t eat out as much as, say… a sponsored baby from Bain might.  But the times I have eaten out, I’ve had [...]

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Twingo Dreams

omg omg omg! this ad is the cutest.  Thank you to my lovely upstairs neighbor for this one!   So, I’ve gotten absolutely obsessed with Twingos.  I see one every 10 feet on Rue de Saint Honoré and I just want to cuddle them.  Or eat them.  I’m not sure which one.  They’re like the [...]

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I miss

I could go on and on about how much I miss my wonderful family, my friends back in the home country, the bestest cat ever that I only get to see over skype now.  But instead I’m gonna focus on the more mundane things I miss.  Here goes, in no particular order: [un] My hand [...]

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Paris Syndrome

Uno de mis amigos told me about the Paris Syndrome as we made our way home down the dirty, dark rues of Fontainebleau.  The street lights in about a quarter of the town were out, making the already creepy town where every street feels like a back alley feel even creepier.  I now have an [...]

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LOVE/HATE

I’m loving it at INSEAD, if not in living in France.  Yet.  I’m hoping that once I learn some French, the place will start to grow on me.  Like a fine cheese mold.     I don’t know what to make of Fontainebleau.  I’m starting to get the sense that this town and I are [...]

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