The final CIS presentation

This was really the final presentation for me. The topic was the Cloud Computing. Because I thought I knew well, I didn't practice many times. I think I did good job because I didn't bring note to speak while other team members had script cards.

Only thing I cannot get over is that I sweat a lot no matter how many times I experience presentations....

The OM presentation

I had a group presentation of the Operation Management class. Because my teammate was really good and contributed the project well, we could get over it. I really appreciate her.

Upset presentation

I had a group presentation for HR class, but didn't practice enough...so I could't speak well at the presentation, especially I was freaking nervous for a last couple of minutes. Fortunately, my group presentation was done in a good way, I think...

The final hardest presentation

I had a 45-minute presentation as a final team project of the Business Strategy class. Unfortunately, one of teammates was so lazy or had difficulty to handle her time, another teammate and I decided to fire her. Despite the team project started with three people including me, we ended up preparing for the presentation only by two of us. It was hard for me to cover another person's parts. Yet, we did it. It was seriously a great experience.

Chicago 2nd Day

I went to the University of Chicago in the morning to see Booth business school. The campus was huge!! The buildings are very European style like churches. I walked to the station from the campus and headed to downtown.

Finally, I met my friends who were my classmates when we were in the university in Japan. They are also a couple who married about five years ago. I was so excited because not only is it a reunion but also a meeting oversea. We went to Cloud Gate to see the metal bean and take a picture together. After that, we visited the Northwestern University to see the Kellogg School of Management.

We also went to Navy Pier, in which there is the Ferris Wheel. Since it was cold. The air was, I felt, clean. We could see a nice view from the top of the Ferris Wheel.

For lunch, we tried to go to Gino's East, a famous pizza restaurant, but it was too busy to get in, so we gave up and move to find another restaurant. Where we ended up entering was Rosebud on Rushan, an Italian restaurant.

After long walking and taking a rest at a cafe, we went to Sky Deck to see the night view from the observatory. Yes, it was really awesome.

For dinner, we went to eat a typical Chicago pizza. It looked quite high calories...

Anyway, it was a nice trip. I like Chicago. It's one of the best cities among cities I've visited in the U.S.

Chicago 1st Day

In the very early morning, I left home for the airport. It was about 2:30 am. The flight I took was Southwest as usual. The flight time was about 6 am, and it took about four hours from San Francisco to Chicago. The time lag is about two hours, so when I arrived at the Midway airport, it was already noon in Chicago.

The first thing I did was to buy a 1-day pass of the city train called Ventra, and I headed to the downtown of Chicago. It was cold and dry. Buckingham Fountain, a fountain I stopped by, was completely dried up (maybe water was just stopped). I walked, walked, and walked for a long time. I saw The Field Museum and Shedd Aquarium but didn't get in because there was a very long line. Yet, the view form those area was beautiful.

Since "Thanksgiving" is the national holiday, it was so hard to find shops and restaurant open. I had lunch at Mei's Kietchen, a Chinese (?) restaurant. This was the only big restaurant open this time. Because this was the Thanksgiving day, I ate a big turkey.

I used the city train and walked a lot again. I visited Millennium Park to see the cloud gate, and then walked through Lake Shore East Park. The buildings were awesome!! Those buildings were so modern and artistic design. Snow remained still in that area.

I walked through a shopping street. It was beautiful because lots of lights were decorated on trees and skyscrapers.

Thor 2

I went to watch Thor: The Dark World. There were so many joke scenes, so it was very fun!! Natalie Portman is still beautiful.