Journey to India

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Where to start? Iโ€™ve rewritten the first sentence of this blog a couple of times now. Iโ€™m not really sure where to begin. For starters, currently Iโ€™m on a connecting plane to Frankfurt, Germany and then after Iโ€™ll be switching planes to depart to India. To be quiet honest it still hasnโ€™t hit me yet that Iโ€™ll be living in India for the next seven to nine months. I think this will all sink in when Iโ€™m actually in the midst of all the crazy Indian traffic โ€“ going in all directions and smelling the freshly cooked curry from near by food carts.   

Itโ€™s sort of crazy for me to think that these next few months will play a big role in determining what it is that I really want to pursue in the near future.  But at the moment the only thought in my head is how this abnormally large Russian man with a thick accent is blatantly starring at my screen and hovering behind my neck. I hope heโ€™s not reading this and if he is, Iโ€™d like you to know Mr. Abnormally Large Russian Man that you Sir, are taking up all of my precious arm space.

Anyhow, Iโ€™ll be spending the next few days in Delhi before my real study abroad experience starts in Mumbai. I hope to use this blog to keep in touch with you all and depending on the accessibility of my Internet service, Iโ€™ll try and update you all as frequently as possible. 

Dasvidaniya (Until we meet again)

Tenzing Atsentsang

Hello! My name is Tenzing Rapden Atsentsang. Iโ€™m currently a third year undergrad studying Finance and International Business Communications here at the University of Oregon. Currently Iโ€™m a Client Associate Intern at Merrill Lynch. Working for one the worldโ€™s largest Fortune 500 companies is somewhat intimidating, but this internship has helped me shape what I want to do in the future. I am a blend of two cultures, and as a Tibetan-American, my past experience as a Tibetan refugee makes me sensitive to the struggles of all people yearning for freedom. I am committed to doing my part to build bridges of cross-cultural understanding and collaboration through international business. In the fall of 2013, Iโ€™ll be attending an International Business & Culture semester provided through CIEE, located in Mumbai, India โ€“ known as the โ€œcity of dreams.โ€ Iโ€™ll be studying alongside Indiaโ€™s top MBA level students in one of Indiaโ€™s prestigious, private business schools known as Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research. I hope though my time in India, to understand the Indian culture and market necessities and to help build economically responsible communities and humane businesses throughout India. I canโ€™t begin to tell you how excited I am about this opportunity. It still hasnโ€™t hit me yet; maybe itโ€™ll all sink in when Iโ€™m sitting on the plane. Iโ€™ll let you know when it doesโ€ฆ