Internship Info Session

Desh and Rachel on their way out from the Internship Info Session~

We had this Internship Info Session at school today. I was actually pretty sleepy at that hour since my body still hasn't recuperated from the cocktail party from last night (it's because of lack of sleep, not due to the free flow wine and beer). The Info Session was for people interested in changing careers... or, well, interested in changing geographic locations.

It was a full house, as usual.

Besides the practical pieces of advice, the organizers invited students who had just completed their internships to share their experiences. Of the 6 who shared, I particularly remembered this Japanese student. He apparently worked for a VC firm based in Singapore during his 2-month internship.

During the time he spent there, he managed to meet over 100 new contacts, 29 new firms and managed to invest in 17 new companies. Not bad actually. On one of his slides, he indicated that "network is important in South East Asia". I couldn't agree more!

The Info Session actually made me think about my post MBA career. And, well, which places I should consider applying to. I'll likely put together a rough plan in the next two weeks... and work towards that.

My mega-filling salad from Ensaladas y +

On a side note, I recently discovered this new salad bar near school. It's actually quite similar to these salad bar stores over at Raffles Place in Singapore. What I like here though is that they actually have a wider selection in terms of greens and veggies. What's weird there though, is that right beside the healthy veggies, they also sell beer, plenty of sweet carbonated drinks and all these candy bars. It was hilarious!

Yesterday, I was pretty hungry and so I ordered a pasta base for my salad. I topped it off with tuna, ham, some crispy onions and a light honey mustard sauce. Wow. It was too much. From lunch, it actually also became my dinner!

Anyway, there's a high likelihood that I'll go back there again. My biggest problem here in Madrid is that I generally find Spanish food to be a bit salty. And, well, these tapas can be quite fattening too with all the cheese and oil! Let's see how long before I go back to my meaty diet!