I have secured a project for the summer (more on that later) which adds to the mood. As the academic year comes to its term, I am having thoughts and discussion with some fellow students about the whole MBA thing. I particularly feel it’s the end of something (yes the first year, if you want to be pragmatic) as I am leaving London for the summer to head back home.

Part of the experience for me was living the student life abroad (as I guess it is for most at the London Business School). My second year is full of promise for more of that (one term in London and one term in Los Angeles), but it isn’t going to be the same. This is me and my “sentimental” nature. I guess watching The Graduate tonight is not helping – Paul Simon’s fault.

Anyway – I am not that melancholic! Sure there has been some hassle (selling my furniture to my landlord, managing the return of my stuff to Paris…) but the end of the year is also great fun: the French Club picnic, the Asian Clubs “Silk & Spice” party, the Open Week-end for the MBA 2007 (for which I was very glad to perform with the band). Not counting what’s ahead in Paris.

Maybe the best word to describe my current state of mind is Confusion. It’s odd but I guess I like being confused? This blend of mixed feelings is always a great source of questions and inspiration for me. Will I work on a new venture project? Get back to music with my Paris friends? Work on a screenplay and a movie idea that’s developed while I’ve been in London?

A very self-centred piece… hmm I hope it can help future students: this is a better view of what is coming than any advice about Finance or Consulting careers.

* Oh! And this damn shadowing project – feel free to e-mail me to volunteer! ;)

Note: Dustin Hoffman was 29 when he stared in The Graduate. I’ll be 29 (depending on the graduation date) when I’ll graduate. I hope I’ll have had the same kind of success by then!

Note two days later: I learned today that "Mrs Robinson" (Anne Bancroft) died on the very same day I wrote this post. Sad coincidence...