Don’t worry…I didn’t end up in Cancun this week as planned, and fortunately so given Hurricane Dean’s mass evacuation of the city. I was so caught up with work before the trip that I hadn’t heard the news about the hurricane. When we were told by the airline ticket agents
that we were unable to fly on Saturday due to insufficient documentation to enter the country of Mexico, I was pretty bummed. Over the next couple of days as we watched Dean’s destruction I realized what a blessing our cancelled trip had been. A forewarning to the future world travelers: make sure you are aware of all documentation requirements of your destination country as well as those required to exit and enter the U.S. It’s not Cancun, but we drive down the pacific coast and rented a beach house in Rosarito, Mexico for a couple days (photo at the right is of me and my family enjoying a Mexican sunset).
that we were unable to fly on Saturday due to insufficient documentation to enter the country of Mexico, I was pretty bummed. Over the next couple of days as we watched Dean’s destruction I realized what a blessing our cancelled trip had been. A forewarning to the future world travelers: make sure you are aware of all documentation requirements of your destination country as well as those required to exit and enter the U.S. It’s not Cancun, but we drive down the pacific coast and rented a beach house in Rosarito, Mexico for a couple days (photo at the right is of me and my family enjoying a Mexican sunset). I’ve returned to the states, and eagerly awaiting my Saturday night flight to New York. No matter how old I get, I’ve always been such a nerd when it comes to the start of a new school year. I love buying new school supplies and planning out what I’m going to wear on the first day of school. Of course, things do get a little more complicated as a graduate student like reading assignments for the first day of class, finding and moving into a new apartment and all the glorious things that come with that like setting up internet and utilities. Yikes! I’m beginning to think I should have planned to return to Ithaca a little sooner. Not to mention that classes actually officially started Thursday, August 23rd.
I am really excited about my course lineup this fall. I’m sure I’ll share more as the semester rolls on but here is a list:
· Macroeconomics and International Trade
· Equity Derivatives and Related Products
· Estate Planning
· Securitization and Structured Products
· Oral Communication
· Negotiations
· Cornell Management Simulation
· Perspectives on Leadership
It’s a long list, I know, and I think I am at or really close to the limit for allowable credits in a semester! My thought on this is that since my tuition is a fixed cost then I should take as many credits as I can. The cost per unit is decreased and my knowledge increases (theoretically)! If it gets to be too much, I will probably have to drop a course. I do have many other non-academic obligations this semester like assisting in the coordination of the Johnson Means Business weekend, managing the execution of programs and events for the Women’s Management Council, co-managing a mentor program between undergraduate students at Cornell and the members of the Black Graduate Business Association, the Hispanic American Business Leaders Association, and Out for Business, and my participation within the Johnson Admissions Group. Phew! I have got a loaded semester ahead of me. Stay tuned…
Oh! One more thing before I sign off on this week’s posting. I welcome feedback, responses, and questions on my blog. You can reach me via email at arn4@cornell.edu.
Cheers!
