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A lot has happened since the last time I wrote. Let’s concentrate on the most relevant stuff: I was in London three weeks ago, as mentioned in my last post. Luckily, I was able to arrange my schedule so the entire day coincided with a rest day (in case I haven’t mentioned it before, my…
A couple of Sundays ago I ran the 10k race Cursa de Sant Antoni. As I told you in my previous post, my goal was to make it in 36min, and I did! After two weeks of officially training for the marathon, I’m getting the feeling that these long runs are working. I’ve got my…
Once you grow a great manly mustache, how hard is it to let it go? As we mentioned yesterday, many of our MBA students have discovered another side of themselves thanks to the Movember initiative. Nice, clean cut mustaches or bushy beards… They all need a proper grooming! This month is the perfect excuse to…
Stepping into the Gothic Quarter is akin to wandering around an elaborate and permanent corn maze. Yet instead of cornstalks and soft grass under foot you are treated to etched and painted walls, aqueducts, and cobble stone paths from history’s past. In order to get a real sense of the neighborhood, also known as el…
Las Ramblas is one of Barcelona’s top tourist destinations. Even though its a bit touristy, as an IESE student it should still be high on your list of the places to explore in the city. Chances are that you’ve already heard of Las Ramblas. It is a series of contiguous streets that stretches from Plaça…