Urgh............
Cabin fever set in last weekend, and took a little bit to get out of it.
I have been in Lausanne for a month and a half. I have only been to center of town once, and it was in a bloody hurry to get some basic supplies at the Coop. I have spent all my time between my apartment, and IMD. Bloody hell. I have not even had the time to go see my god doughter in Basel.
Last Saturday , I spent the night talking to my friends state side. A big thanks goes out to Banjot and Mark. I felt much better after talking to them. Of course, YiChun had the best stuff to cheer me up with.
Got a little sick on Wednesday. I think I just didn't have enough sleep. I actually felt like puking in the morning. I guess my body isn't built to only take on 6 hours or less of rest every night.
8 hours of lecture is just too much if you really listen to great professors like Ralf Boschek. They just have so much to offer. Sitting through one of his 4 hour lectures just takes everything out of you.
Then the unthinkable happened. It was the first time I missed Philly. I listened to WHYY, Philly's NPR station. It was just like I was back in my car, driving back home after class at Wharton, listening to the news, the traffic. Traffic jam from aouth to Girard ave on 95. I felt so home sick. I miss going to PJ's with the guys after work (or during our one on ones). I miss our bartender who always knew what I wanted. I miss going out, I miss the restaurant scene. The guys, and the house, really made me feel like Philly was home. After all these years, living in boarding school in Switzerland, college in PA, then job in Charlott, NJ, moving to NJ. I finally found "home" after I bought the house and made friends with the folks at Cendant.
I miss everyone, everything in Philly. I really hope this year at IMD is going to be worth my while.
About Me
- Sia
- Lausanne, Switzerland
- This marks my return to Switzerland after living in the U.S. for the last 12 years. I moved to Switzerland to "find myself" and get an MBA at the same time. After finishing my MBA at IMD in 2006, I joined a tech startup in Switzerland. I switched employer and now work for a US technology company. This would be the third continent I've lived in: Asia, America, and Europe.
1 comment:
I'm sleepless in the burbs of Philly and back at your blog...was checking to see if you read my comment yesterday along with my birthday greeting. As I was reading your "cabin fever" I came to realize that I miss downtown Philly as well as the days back at Wharton. I was down center city all last week and realized that this city of brotherly love eventually makes a mark in people's lives. I mean, which city would friggin give T.O. up?...even if he was making his teammates feel like crap! And just for the record, PATs and Ginos cheesesteaks are both overrated...I happened to try it recently. All I can say is that I know what you mean, and I'm still in the area. They're really cleaning up the city building new condos left and right. And what do you know, the Philadelphia Flower Show...it's pretty nice actually. Anyway, that's the scoop. ML
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