Ortega Lara, against Negotiation

Ortega Lara: "Estoy radicalmente en contra de cualquier negociación" ["I'm totally against any negotiation (with ETA)"]

I didn't have the chance to see Sanchez Drago's interview to Ortega Lara, but I bet it was excruciating listening to his story while he was captured by ETA.

Again, I would like to re-state that I am completely against any kind of negotiation with the terrorists. The terrible bombing in Barajas this Christmas, the attitude of the nacionalism supporters and the remembrance of all these savageness just confirm me that NEGOTIATION IS NOT THE WAY!

Complete articles: http://www.elpais.com/articulo/gente/Ortega/Lara/Estoy/radicalmente/cualquier/negociacion/elpepugen/20070129elpepuage_9/Tes

http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/196316/5/drago/ortega/lara/

Who put a smile on my face today?...

She's Fatama, she's 14 years old, she lives in Burkina Faso; and she's my new Sponsored Child (Apadrinada)!!!

These days are being kind of hard on me, and I realized that I needed something to lighten my life. Of course, the best way for me to lighten my life is by lightening others', and that's how the sponsorship idea came to my mind again.

I got into Plan's website and had the temptation of picking and choosing the most "beautiful" child in the pictures, or the one that appears best in the photo... and then I realized that my goal was to help someone who doesn't have many chances of get help. So, I clicked on the option "I want to sponsor the child who has been waiting longer", and there she was. Not many people want to sponsor teenagers, most of us prefer babies and see how they grow... So Fatama could be left in the wait-list to be sponsored until she was 18.

So, welcome the new member of our family: Fatama!

I'll post more pictures and information about her, as soon as I get it.

And to those of you who hadn't sponsor a child yet, here are some webs you maight check out:

www.planusa.org

www.savethechildren.org

www.fundacionvicenteferrer.org

Sponsor a child! Apadrina un nino!

MBA Job Search Process

One might think that when you get admitted into an MBA program, in one of the top universities in the world, things are going to be easier. Well... wrong! Things aren't easier! The difference is that with an MBA you get access to opportunities that you don't have access without an MBA. However, the competence to really take advantage of those opportunities is much harder than before.

Everyone is highly qualified, prepared, professional. All of us look forward to get the best job possible, in the best firm possible. Unfortunately those firms are making the process more and more difficult so they can end up hiring just "la creme de la creme".

This process is nerve wracking! It's soul-sucking! Depressing for moments! Tense... Oh! God! I just want to get over it. I'm stressedout with the process itself, with 1st round interviews, 2nd round interviews, go me through your resume, so "why are you here?", unfullfilled promises... and being passionate and exhited about everything. I feel mentally and physically tired! :-(


And, of course, the classes have already started, and those I chose for this semester are going to be extremely time-consuming and challenging :-)

BUT...Good news: sooner or later I'll get a great job and laught about all this. In the meantime... a little bit of suffering!

Wish me luck!!!!

My Resolutions for 2007...

This year I decided to focus on certain resolutions and put my full energy into accomplish them. The first step I am taking in order to guarantee that I do so, is to share them with you. This way, you can act as my guardians, and urge me to remember my promises along the year.

So, here they are:

- Loose Weight: I have to loose at least 20 kilos (the ones I gained over the last 5 years!, amazing, ah?). So far, I started my diet, and lost already 2 kilos; so I'm on track!
- Include Vegetables and Fruit as part of my daily diet. I'm on it! Fruits are already in, and I'm moving forward with the vegetables.
- Exercise: I need to go back to exercise. So, my goal is to do some kind of exercise at least 3 days a week.
- Improve my GPA: this semester I would like to reach the 3.8 GPA in my MBA.
- Find a great Summer Internship and an amazing Full Time job
- Balance the MBA and my personal life
- Visit Japan
- Take a maximum of 2 cabs a week to go to/come back from the University
- Find a hobbie!
- Laught more! and don't argue for small things
- Improve my English and Frech
- Some Private Ones! :-)

That's it!

We'll see how it goes! I'll come back next January to see if I accomplish them or not!

I'm still alive!

Hey, Just a quick note to say I'm still alive!

The last months have been very hectic, and January is going to be crazy!!!! Wish me luck for my job search for the summer! :-)

So, I promise I will start posting regularly when I finish the interviews and all that...

I just want to wish you all the best for 2007! It's going to be a GREAT year! I wish amazing things for 2007! Let's do our best to make our dreams come true! As my cousing Noa says "we deserve ourselves to be the best we can".