Category: Yeah, I didn’t forget about the blog, nor have I been particularly busy while in Shanghai. I think the mood of the residency so far can be best described as slow and comfortable, and thus, I’ve not had a whole lot worth writing about. Shanghai is so modern and developed, there’s really no feelings of discomfort from being in another country; hell, there’s a Ferrari/Maserati dealer in the hotel!
Of course, that’s not to say I’m just lounging here by the pool, drinking Mai Tai’s and smoking Cuban cigars; there is plenty of real education going on here in Shanghai. Finance has been a nice refresher from my prior graduate school days, and Strategy has been a welcomed change of pace with all the time allotted to just sit and think through issues. But by the same token, the course-load has been a bit thin these first four days, with nearly no assignments due and light reading as the next day’s prep work.
Last night, a bunch of us set out to do some market research for the Sam Adams/Boston Beer Company case study for Strategy, ending up at a Belgian Beer pub. This was actually the first time I’ve gotten outside of downtown Shanghai, into a more laid back part of the city. Given that Ashish is like a bottle rocket, all speed and no direction, the group had to take several cabs to finally get to the proper establishment and meet up with Ian. Eventually, the party moved to the Shanghai equivalent of a ‘Waffle House’ in the U.S., a brightly lit dim sum place where the only strategy was to bark out your orders and dodge the other patrons. As part of this cultural experience, I was able to “eat” a chicken foot; let’s just say, you haven’t lived until you’ve sucked on a barbequed chicken foot at 1:30 a.m!
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