A year has passed since the incredible experience since the trip to China, which can only be described as a mind-blowing. The scale of the country was simply breathtaking. The velocity of growth and progress unprecedented. The relationship between old world China and the 21st century surprising.
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| Futuristic Shanghai. |
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| Historical Beijing. |
Even after getting back from the trip and hearing about other international adventures that my cohort experienced, I was still glad to have chosen to experience this powerhouse of a country. I'm sure I'll return.
So the remaining six months of the course was a blur. The last series of case packs were packed with fantastic content covering everything from Managing Strategic Innovation to Leadership. By this point our cohort know each other so well that group work happened more easily, we used each others strengths well and had a mostly wonderful approach to collaborating and learning.
As Christmas drew near, the feeling of the end drawing near was bittersweet. Nothing felt so tempting as the thought of weekends without coursework, reconnecting with friends and family, and enjoying free time without the guilty shadow of to-do lists and unread books.
And finally, our 'First Flight' send-off was with us. A day to celebrate our collective achievements and the friendships born across the last two years. It was emotional, inspirational and uplifting to see the course draw to a close. I was moved to receive a course prize, which I'm sure many others were also deserving of.
So all that was left to do was find a glass of champagne and dress up for our end of course ball - a glamorous affair that went on well into the small hours. Packed with dancing, bubbly and a lot of love, it was the perfect end to this two year journey.
Last words: The MBA was a life-changing experience in more ways than I could have imagined. If you're even remotely tempted to do one, just do it. You won't regret it.
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| A toast to my Cranfield MBA cohort. You rock. |
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