Back to school!

After 7 years, I am heading back to school and guess what? I'm thrilled!
I am considering an MBA for a few years now, and I am really glad that I chose Barcelona to get it.
This choice has by the way intrigued some of my friends. Why IESE instead of US powerhouses or INSEAD? Sounds silly. Well, at the contrary, it makes very much sense.
I wanted a 2 years MBA in order to change career and be sure of my choice. That criteria ruled out several schools including INSEAD.
Also, I would prefer to stay in Europe and therefore, I thought a European network would be more beneficial to me than an American one. Two-years MBA in Europe, that meant LBS and IESE for me. I don't want to work in investment banking in the future, so LBS for me was not a better option than IESE.
Other criteria were the fact that Emilie, my wife, could work in Barcelona whereas she couldn't in the US, and that we are both completely in love with Spain (that's were we met). Finally, IESE gives you another language (Spanish). And Barcelona is not the worst city in the world to spend 2 years studying...
That's why in the end, I applied to IESE only, and luckily got admitted.
I guess my choice seems more obvious to you now.


Before really kicking off this blog, all apologies to my friends and family for writing in English, but it is easier for you to understand English than for my non-French speaking friends to understand French. Thank you in advance for your effort!
And by the way, let me also apologise to all the English natives who will probably jump on their seats while reading my mistakes and poor style ;-)

Now that the introduction is made and the stage is set, forget about what you're doing and follow me to Barcelona...
Welcome to my little world