Humpty Dumpty HAD A GREAT FALL...and splattered

Ok. Assuming that because we were in a management class, the task for us to do was to allocate our resources, skills, and time amongst the five people within our group. I'm sure for a big chunk of the class, the planning process went by making someone the drawer and the rest brainstormers for a project that was primarily physics based. I think the steps that we actually went through successfully were 1, 2, and 3. 

For Step 1: I think that was necessary for anyone to complete the project at all. We successfully worked as a team and monitored our time effectively, while keeping in mind the goals that we needed. 

For Step 2: The artist of the group made made sketches that were successfully drawn. However, it took almost up until the last five minutes to finally decide the best blue print that can be made using the limited amount of resources, which is why we needed every minute.

We also needed to decide someone willingly to volunteer and drop the egg. The person had to be the shortest in height and have the best aim. Although our egg cracked before hitting the bottom of the bin,  it was still a fun project. 

Before any design could be implemented, it had to be thought out up until the last step  drawn to conserve time. The first few (can't remember the exact number) sketches, we either did not have enough resources or it just did not seem logical that an egg would remain in tact due to gravity. Step 4 was probably one of the steps that we ignored. I think our group lacked communication. We had a plan and we carried out with it. Objections were not really made only up until when we finished our prospective blue prints. It was funny how when one person said something, the other group member gathered up enough courage to concur with her opinion. Step 5 occurred during the last ten minutes. It was there that one can see if the preceding steps occurred due to a such chaotic situation. And that's what it was - Chaos.

 It was so crucial for us to finish the project successfully that teamwork was replaced by individual action. Although we completed the assignment, teamwork was definitely needed and we I think we were just lucky to even finish given the lack of communication.

Although major errors were apparent, it was a great assignment-one I'm sure I will never forget. 

My Breakdown in India

In the summer of 2010, I went with a group of friends to India as an intern in the law department. I personally knew that I was extremely tolerant of other cultures despite my 7 week stay being the first experience that I got to witness first hand. Now I am not trying to insult any native Indian, my father is 100% Indian so I'm not intending to insult myself.

India was a different world. It was a trip that I loved but it was also a trip that I would reconsider doing again. I recall experiencing my first culture shock when we were in a desert region called Rajasthan attempting to go the city of Mumbai aka Bombay. We wanted to experience the culture to its max so we didn't have any chauffeurs or upper class bus or train tickets. Instead we travelled with very low budgets and just a backpack on our backs.

So when I got inside the bus (I was one of the last ones to get in), I was horrified. There were no more seats, the temperature was borderline 100 degrees, and there was no room to breath in the bus that felt more like a coffin. So what did i do? I walked out. There was no way I was going to allow myself to stay in that "death trap" for an entire 11 hours.

I walked hundreds of yards on the town in the desert, shoving the shop owners in the bizarre that smelled vulnerability off an American. I kept walking, being alert and scared knowing that I had no idea where I was walking to. Long story short, my friends ran to me, and told me that there was another bus that had a few more seats. Now, I am not trying to make it seam like I live like a princess, but just the sound of having a seat made it seem like a palace. As a result, I quickly accepted their offer, and we began our journey into the biggest city in India: Mumbai.

That had to be the most extreme form of culture shock I first encountered and I am sure glad to be back living it up in America with the MTA.

-Ritz

So Do i Qualify to your Expectations?

Greetings fellow business students, this is my first blog so please don't go hard on me. I will start off on an introduction so you can see who I am and what I do in black and white.

I am a current junior pursuing a B.B.A. in Accounting, which I hope to then get my Masters in Taxation. Currently I  am unemployed like the large percentage in America, but I am hoping to change that by the next month.

Some of the things that I enjoy doing include running, long distance road biking, hiking, camping, boxing (record is 0-2 but my opponents were huge), and coaching high school football.

Don't know if this has any relevancy, but I once had a football scholarship, which I unfortunately lost due to an unfortunate ankle injury (which I'm sure was fate).

I am hoping to become an amateur body builder by June 2011, which I have been training for since January 1st.

As of right now, that's all i can say. If you need any more info, just give me a shout.

-Ritz