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First Week of Classes

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Classes started last Monday and I have been very busy. Here's a sample of a weekly schedule: Basically, I have 6 classes: Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Organizational Behavior, Ethics, and Microeconomics. Given that INSEAD is a one year program attempting to cover 80% of the material of a two year MBA, they cram in a lot of class time. So far the material has been very easy as it is all entry level stuff that I already covered in undergrad. For example, I was an accounting and finance major so I have taken 9 accounting courses and 6 finance courses. At INSEAD I am taking introduction to finance and accounting. Similarly, last semester I took econometrics for which statistics is a pre-requisite. At INSEAD, I am back in statistics again.  The good news is that the teachers are very good and the classes are mostly case based with lots of discussion from students. INSEAD also has a very good zero-tolerance policy on using laptops or phones during class. At SAIS, I noticed th...
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Rest of Orientation Week/ SPLASH

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Quick update on the rest of orientation week. The week continued with a lot of team building/ reflection type activities. Everyone had to decide whether they were a hunter (knows exactly what job they want), or an explorer (career switchers). On day 3, I was finally introduced to my study group with whom I will be doing all group projects for the next 4 months. So it will probably be a love-hate relationship if my past study groups are any indication. Anyway, I was excited to meet them and I think it's a good group. Here they are below: Our first task was to create an anti-drug or anti-drunk driving poster in 2 hours to be used at INSEAD. It was a great first task as we essentially had 6 strangers in a room trying to decide on a poster design. I ended up being the most creative/artistic one in the group and was brainstorming and drawing pictures on the board. At one point Sajeed said, "Taylor, do you mind if I ask what your background is?" When I said I was an acco...
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Assis, SP e Tarumã

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When we landed in São Paulo, Brazil we immediately left the city of 20 million people and headed 434 km to the "interior," or inner part of Sao Paulo state. Our destination was Assis, SP with a population of 120,000 and feel of Shelton, WA, or a town of about 30,000. The reason we went to Assis, or Center of the World as the locals like to joke, is because of the university of UNESP, which has an unofficial connection to Georgetown University. In exchange for teaching a three hour class for three weeks, Sandra and I were given free room and board at one of the professor's houses, João (Ja-Wow). I am teaching English and she is teaching Spanish. Pretty sweet gig if you ask me. 9 hours of teaching for a month of free accommodation in Brazil during the World Cup when the average cost per day for tourists in Rio and Sao Paulo is north of $500. Here's a map of Assis, SP.  My first class I didn't really know what to expect. I'm not a teacher by vocation, I stud...
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