The Daily Drool

Changes…

It’s amazing to look over my blog for the last year and see how little I’ve captured here about the enormous changes in my life. So I guess I have a bunch of announcing to do.

First, foremost, and most exciting: I GOT ENGAGED! Alaka Ray and I are getting married on December 23, 2005 in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. I can’t even begin to talk about how excited I am.

Alaka went to Harvard undergrad (Freshman when I was a Senior… did we pass each other on the paths in Harvard Yard?). She is a third year at Harvard Medical School now, doing rotations and preparing for a reseach year. Alaka grew up going back and forth between Kolkata and the states, hence the wedding location. She sings like an angel (at least I think so, and this blog entry has a recording attached), and always keeps me laughing.

Our getting married will also mean a change in residence. We’re looking for a condo in Boston that I can move into in the next few months and where she can join me after we’re married.

The second big news: I’m going to MIT!
I’ve been admitted to the Ph.D. program in Organization Studies at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Starting in September, I’ll be shifting my center of gravity from Dialogos to MIT, and working part-time/occasionally on consulting projects for Dialogos.

I’ve had a lot of different emotions along the way. Even after I got into Sloan, I found myself feeling a bit nervous about leaving Dialogos (a job I’ve absolutely loved) and launching into the very challenging territory of doctoral work. But with some moral support and cheerleading from Alaka and some amazing conversations with Sloan profs, I am ready to go!

Hopefully as I get back into academic mode I’ll be in the habit of writing and blogging more. No promises though. =)