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snowboarding take 2

today was round 2 in my attempt to learn how to snowboard.  it was WAY better than last week. not only did i stand up 150% more of the time without no whiplash type face plants, but i also learned how to stop heel side and toe side (not as good as heel, but still checked that box) and somewhat control my direction.  also, can get up successfully facing forward and backward. (i know that none of these are the technical terms, but i dont know how else to describe it).

for you non-snowboarders, this just means i am better than last time which translated to a much more enjoyable experience.  i am excited to continue to get better.  i was thoroughly shocked by the difference from day 1 to day 2.

motivation

some motivation to keep up your new years resolutions or general life happiness goals...

dip week

starting today, we have no class for the next 10 days.  wharton calls this time period "dip week" even though it is slightly more than a week.  dip stands for dedicated interview period and it is when the larger firms (consulting, banking, etc) come to campus for summer internship interviews.

this week serves as a nice time to catch up on life as well.

and it is officially winter

winter had officially come to philadelphia and i am in denial.  it was actually colder than below indicates due to wind chill.

lesson learned

this week in class, we were discussing ways to approach the business world and the professor mentioned that you make more money off of relationships than you do off of pure financial transactions.  this was discussed in the context of negotiations.  essentially if you are just trying to make the spread then you argue over half whereas relationships will lead to more down the road.

pretty obvious, but never hurts to hear again

visitors

had some awesome visitors this past weekend.  love seeing the weitz kids and audi!

we had fun swimming, baking, shopping, walking around philly, going to historic sites and more.  can't wait to see you guys again soon.  we missed anya, but at least we got to facetime with her!