800 years Cambridge University

I have the luck to be in Cambridge when the university celebrates its 800th anniversary. Yesterday the official celebration started with ringing bells and a projection of the university's history on two university building. That was really spectacular. I took some pictures, but they don't convey the special atmosphere...

After that we went to a concert at King's chapel. The Cambridge University Music Society orchestra and the combined college choirs of Queens', Magdalene, Selwyn, Sidney Sussex and Trinity performed Missa Solemnis of which Beethoven thought it was the greates work he had ever composed. Indeed a very cultural day, that should be repeated in the near future.

In terms of sport I enden up in the third boat. A little bit disappointing given my good test result. On the other hand it gives me some more time for other stuff, because we have only three outings a week instead of five. And maybe there will be a chnace to slip in a higher boat in Easter term.

New year, new term

Well, I am back in Cambridge since a week. Exams are over and a new term, Lent, is about to start. One of my resolutions for 2009 is to update my blog more often...promised.

The term begins with a rowing camp. Tomorrow will be my first time on the water this year, after having had a 10 minute test yesterday. It went pretty well (I beat one of the seniors from the first crew) and finished with 2700 metres. I will let you know into which boat I made it...

At Judge we could choose among several electives for this term. I decided to select Capital Markets, Private Equity and my favourite Philosophy of Business. Who knows, maybe I'll do a PhD in philosophy some day. I am really interested in that but first I need to be financially independent. As Jack Lang, a local entrepreneur and business angel, told us, the only way achieve that is to buy and sell businesses. And to be honest, venture capital becomes more and more appealing to me. I know how hard it is to get in.

One first step is hopefully our GCP (Global Consulting Project) that will take place in March and April. We already formed a team but are still looking for a project in private equity or venture capital. The list from school doesn't look promising in that sense.