Accepted LBS2010!

I am in!Accepted! I have been longing for this very moment since the time I started my blog.. as the title says "London Calling" is all about my journey to London. So now it seems that one journey ends: GMAT exams, recommendation letters, essays, loads of nerves.. And another very thrilling starts: become a student (!!) again, find a flat in London, meet new friends there, and so many other things I can not even think of.. I will be moving to London in about 6 weeks! That's so close and I have to arrange so many things.

iPhone 3G in Spain or Vodafone vs Movistar

In less than 3 weeks the new iPhone 3G will be within our borders. Movistar has been granted exclusive distribution rights in Spain.. From my point of view it has been a great achievement for the spanish operator.. The move will surely "force" many high-end users (contract & 50€+/month), the most precious asset operators have, to their company. I myself have been a very loyal Vodafone customer for more than 11 years. I do have a 30€/franchise and will surely switch to Movistar only to get an iPhone 3G.. and best of all: I will keep paying the same bill but will own a iPhone with unlimited data access.
I am certain many users will follow the same steps.. Good luck Vodafone/Orange.. iPhone 3G is coming!

Uncertainty..

Uncertainty.. that's what I feel! As summer gets closer, many things drift within my mind.. Will I be taking my MBA next year or will I have to wait until September 2009.. How will be life in London? Sometimes it is hard to cope with change yet I am ready to accept whatever the outcome is next week when I will finally (hope so..) know the Waitlist decision.. At least one thing is guaranteed: my spot at London Business!

Chris' round the world trip

This is one of the pictures my friend Chris Ambridge has taken recently while doing his round the world trip. He started his journey more than 10 months ago. So far he has visited more than 20 countries and 3 continents: He has walked the Maia Route in Peru, enjoyed the Argentinian nights at Buenos Aires, surfed the australian waves and right now he is traveling through South East Asia.

He is a good photographer and has been taking pictures all the way through. I recommend you check them through as they are worth watching at!

My Favourite English Band!

While I still am a little dizzy after last week's news from London Business School, I want to move on and change topics.. though not too much.

Today's picture shows the cover of an Album by an english band I discovered while was living in London 3 years ago which is called Saint Etienne (french it may sound). It is so-called "conceptual" because all songs of the album relate to the same concept: Every song tells a story of people living in a building which is hipotetically situated in an East-London neighbourhood. It is a great album. Hope you enjoy it!

Aaaaargh!

Aaaaaaaargh! This is the first sound that came up from my mouth after reading the email from the London Business School.. Their decision is to.... keep me on the waitlist!

There are good news though: If I do not make it into this year's class I am guaranteed a place for the MBA starting on August 2009.. that means that I will not have to go through the application process again..

There will be a review on June 27th which will determine whether I will make into this year's class or I will have to wait a year.. So it seems that my journey hasn't ended yet.. Yet good things are never easy to get!

Back where it all started..

I am writing this post from the very same place where I started my application, in a Hotel room in Gijón by the Cantabric sea .

It has been more than 8 months since I started and tonight or more likely tomorrow I am going to get the final response (unless I am waitlisted.. which would be really painful). I am trying to keep my nerves down yet it is somehow hard!

Throughout the last months I have learned that taking an MBA is not that important, yet an email that I will receive within the next 24 hours will surely determine my personal and professional life for the next 2 years..

In the meantime I will enjoy some Sidra and Cabrales which will help me go through the last moments of the whole application process!