Apartment Progress

Finally our apartment has started to look more like a home. We've been here 2 1/2 months, but only last week did we get a coffee table. It's mine, as Anuja had just bought a coffee table earlier this year. A coffee table that her movers ended up "losing" (much like they "lost" her printer). She was ok with not having one, but I thought it was a shame to have a big, beautiful living room with lots of light - and not even a coffee table to put your drink on.

It's cute, but high-end furniture it is not. For $80, I got a coffee table and two end tables - you can see part of one of the end tables in the photo below. Now all I need is a lamp to put on it. Then we'll finally be able to stop turning on the awful overhead light. The other end table replaced the cardboard box I was using as a nightstand. Moving up in the world! Ah, the joys of living on a student budget. The living room is still a little bare, but I plan to bring some more things back with me after Christmas.

The new coffee table: Cheap chic

U2 Concert

Ok - so I don't have nearly as much time to write as I did in China. If this is the regular program, I can't imagine the Accelerated MBA program. This feels pretty accelerated. I'm writing finals for Module 1 in less than two weeks.

To keep my sanity, I'm trying to do something social at least once a week. Last week was a biggie.... I saw U2 play at Fedex Field in Maryland! It was an amazing show. One of the perks of finally living in a large metropolitan area is that big names come through. I went with a number of other students from our program. Our seats weren't great - Bono was a speck on the stage - but it was still incredible to be there. They played a lot of their oldies and the crowd went crazy! Although we had seats, we were standing up and singing along for much of the concert.

Here are some snaps (courtesy of Mihaela, as I forgot my camera)....

Show time....

Bono singing "Sunday Bloody Sunday" with an Iranian protester

All smiles after the show