MoF Concentrations & a Cringy #TBT

The halfway point turned out to be very symbolic this semester. A couple of major decisions were made this week indicating an established level of confidence and security in our new environments. Concentrations The major event for this week and in fact, a major landmark for the entire program was the official selection of our concentration. The Frankfurt School…

Busy Week; Module Waivers, Meetings & Bunnies!

Late again. SMH. When will I learn? Anyways, I’m breaking this weeks post down by subject instead of days of the week. Hope ya’ll like it that way. Skippin’ Classes The first major event of week 4 was my Module Recognition Waiver getting approved. Although I had applied to skip all five of the introductory classes, I…

The Dust has Settled

Well, I can see that a weekly Sunday posting format isn’t working very well. I’ll have to put some more thought into my schedules. This week’s update will be pretty simple since the mundane routine of classwork has started to settle in. I had all five of my classes last week including the first class…

Syllabus Week just ain’t the same in Germany

I’m sorry to say that Syllabus Week in Germany is not so Silly. In fact, most of the teachers here seem to have no concept of an introduction or laying out expectations for the following semester. Instead, we got a whole lot of lecture; I guess we will find out on our own who our…

Orientation Week; Step 1 of my Masters Journey!

This week has been so eventful that it probably should have been broken into a number of posts. Sorry in advance for its sheer length. Outdoor Campus My week began on Monday with a short speech by the Master of Finance (MoF) director, Dr. Julia Knobbe. Her speech, as with the many others she gave throughout…