Goodbyes are so hard to say. So, we at INSEAD have made sure that there are many opportunities to say near-goodbyes as we approach the end of P5. I say near-goodbyes because we may still see each other during the graduation, and many will be at the grad trip - and even after that it is not the end, is it?
First, after our Cabaret rehearsal this evening, I had a BBQ dinner with fellow Singaporeans and my boyfriend R, then was planning to head home with my housemate, and then to meet AB, a fellow jazz-loving classmate at her place. I gave a lift to JT who was going to the same Chateau in Samoreau for the Chinese BBQ party, which I ended up popping by as well. I moved to the other side of the building where the party was just starting, with lots of P3s and their friends, some of whom I met and somehow ended up in a photo with them. There were even a few potential INSEAD applicants, and I must applaud them for their due diligence in not only attending today’s Open House but also going for our parties.
While there were torches and candles, the place was still dark so I was going around saying “Hi! I can’t see your face but you are…?” and we’d use the light from our mobile phones to see each other. I know I met a few more P3s this way, but as one girl said, she probably won’t be able to recognise me in broad daylight!
Eventually more P5s arrived and we talked about our plans for the future. Seems quite a few may be returning to Asia, for work and/or holidays. I am very happy that classmates like HA (aka HLTH) will be working in Singapore, and RS will be going around Asia with his family until he returns to McKinsey later in the year. And at least another INSEAD couple will be moving to Singapore. Maybe I shall organise a gathering for our cohort in Singapore.
So, it is not the end of the INSEAD story! It is only the beginning of a lifelong relationship, all over the world.
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