Thursday, December 18
The journey passes well, so they arrived in Milan more or less on time, even if I did not sleep a wink on the plane. Maybe you just have a system, prepare your bags and leave for Madrid.
I, Barbara, Marc, Mom and Sarah make up the group for the graduation ceremony.
arrive in the evening at Barajas and try to run a taxi to the awarding of the top 20% students of the school, admitted to Beta Gamma Sigma Society. Unfortunately we can not come in time, we just linger to greet someone and have a drink, before we meet at the ceremony itself the following day.
So, after a dinner at the English Ursula, where we consumed many lunches in this year in Madrid, and a jump to school for one last goodbye, let's go to the hotel to rest a little, finally.
Friday, December 19
The morning is hectic and exciting. We get ready quickly and take a taxi to the Palacio des Congresos. In the square, little by little come all and greetings are warm, after so long away. The ceremony begins at 11 and are arranged by section in the audience, with the family to sit behind the students. After some initial comments and presentations will start the delivery of the diploma and the call of the stage. We are so happy and excited and all. The walkway to the stage lasts a moment but it's really a great satisfaction, final String fra le mani "il pezzo di carta", anche se davvero per quasi tutti il significato di quest'MBA è stato ben altro.
Subito dopo, la premiazione dei migliori studenti dei vari programmi mi dà una seconda soddisfazione. Ricevo la menzione d'onore, come migliore studente della mia section (Section 4) e la nomination fra i primi 5 studenti della scuola.
All'una e mezza finalmente c'è il rompete le righe ed è tempo di saluti, congratulazione e gioia nel cocktail di chiusura organizzato nella hall. Sono letteralmente l'ultimo ad andare via, dopo avere salutato tutti quelli che ho potuto e aver fatto le congratulazioni al mio best professor Gonzalo Garland. Sara e mia Mamma sono distrutte, per non parlare di Marcello, who is sleeping after a long agony.
So let's get back to the hotel for a rest in view of the great closing party ...
In the afternoon we go out for a walk downtown, the climate is mild and sunny so it is pleasant to see it again Madrid. For dinner we decided to go in a Galician restaurant very popular for an evening of joyful celebration. At eleven o'clock we go back to the hotel for Marcello to go to bed, crying in despair, and prepare the feast.
The evening held at the ME MidnightRose hotel in Plaza Santa Ana is unforgettable. Location refined and elegant, first class service, but also more than 400 people agreed to one last wild celebration. The evening spent in dancing, drinks, hugs, greetings and chatting until 3.30am. In reality no one really wants to go to sleep so the party moves laboriously (on foot because they are not free taxi) to pull Pacha morning. At seven-thirty in the morning, even without the light of dawn we finally returning to the hotel on foot. Barbara has broken feet from boots so the shoulder to the destination port, bent with laughter ...
Saturday, December 20
Alarm o'clock, still very much in a state of confusion, let's dispose of the resaca to the Parque del Retiro, to leave some space and ran to Mark and Sarah. In fact there is good a bit of fresh air, sunshine and green, to recover the night before. In the evening, after a Mexican dinner, we return to the hotel to leave the baby with Grandma and Sarah go out again for a small party greeting S4. We are home of Sergio and Mario and a quiet evening of chatting and greeting new, more intimate and therefore more sentimental. There is a mixture of melancholy and cheerful atmosphere. Each of us is called in turn to make a speech and in our words, there is a lot of emotion and a sense of friendship. The end of the evening is a PITA and I do not feel so I decided to leave without saying goodbye to almost anyone, I want to lay on him just the feeling of joy and celebration to the last. We arrive at the hotel at 4 in the past.
Sunday 21 December
New alarm late last laps around the city. First we look at the Reina Sofia, which we are still missing. It's worth it just to see the Guernica. Then we go back to Sol for the last souvenirs and chocolate with churros at San Gines. It 'also the occasion for a salute to Karan, asset the night before. Barbi is moved, we lived through many things. At sunset we return to the area hotels for a frugal dinner Telepizza Pharmacokinetic and luggage for the morning.
Monday, December 22
This time we leave for the last time, wake up early and taxis to Barajas. It 's a good-bye and I will not look at non-deductible.
