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JohnnyB · 01-10-2016, 12:13 AM

Bump.

I'm about to join this group as well. I'm turning 33 this year and am going back to uni as a full-time student in June. I've already got a BA and an M.Ed but I'm going back to school to get my MBA. I'll be spending a month in Beijing, nine months in Hong Kong and then another four months back in Shanghai. It'll be the first time I've been a full-time student since finishing my undergrad and I expect I'll be spending the nine months in Hong Kong living in a dorm again and only seeing my wife on a monthly basis as one of us will be flying back and forth between HK and Shanghai.

Despite the inconvenience of being away from home and giving up a full-time income, I'm really looking forward to it. It's going to be very strange leaving my current work and life, but at the same time I can't wait to be back in an environment where I'm being taught and learning a tonne of new information while being challenged to compete intellectually.

Mostly, it feels fun to be going on an adventure again. Whatever it brings, I'm fairly sure it's going to be a fun experience.

01-10-2016, 12:13 AM	#94
JohnnyB Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Shanghai Exp:	Bump. I'm about to join this group as well. I'm turning 33 this year and am going back to uni as a full-time student in June. I've already got a BA and an M.Ed but I'm going back to school to get my MBA. I'll be spending a month in Beijing, nine months in Hong Kong and then another four months back in Shanghai. It'll be the first time I've been a full-time student since finishing my undergrad and I expect I'll be spending the nine months in Hong Kong living in a dorm again and only seeing my wife on a monthly basis as one of us will be flying back and forth between HK and Shanghai. Despite the inconvenience of being away from home and giving up a full-time income, I'm really looking forward to it. It's going to be very strange leaving my current work and life, but at the same time I can't wait to be back in an environment where I'm being taught and learning a tonne of new information while being challenged to compete intellectually. Mostly, it feels fun to be going on an adventure again. Whatever it brings, I'm fairly sure it's going to be a fun experience. __________________ "If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?"