Uncle Joe - Joseph Fahrendorf Fisher Grad Life Blog

I’m now able to add an important title to my name … Uncle. My sister and her husband had their first child on Wednesday night. Her name is Grace Jacqueline Ravasio. She’s amazing (from the pictures I’ve seen) and I am trying to work ahead on projects so that I have some time to return to Cincinnati and meet her. Unfortunately, the third quarter is in full gear and this will probably be the busiest quarter of my MBA studies. This Tuesday I have a finance quiz on stock options. Studying for the quiz was a nice break from all the case studies I’ve been reading, but it somehow consumed my entire weekend.

On a different note, some of you might recall that I was a member of the FCOB intramural basketball team. After receiving a black-eye from an errant elbow (thanks again, John), I determined that I was too old to continue playing competitive sports. After a short hiatus from intramurals, the spring weather has coaxed me to return to the world of competitive sports and play on the FCOB softball team. Although softball might seem relatively safe, I am quite sure that one of my classmates (probably me) will either get a black-eye or sustain some other serious injury while attempting to relive our glory days. It should be fun.

- Joseph Fahrendorf

Christmas Break

It has been a great break. I haven’t had 3+ weeks completely off in a long time. Even during my undergrad years I was never fully off. As a rower on the lightweight crew team, every free moment was spent training for the racing season. It was no surprise that I was a little unsure how to spend my winter break. To make it easier, I broke up the break into three blocks.

The first block of time off I spent doing nothing… and it was great. I stayed in Columbus and slowly unwound from the hectic life I lived during finals. Each day I read the paper, went to the gym, checked on grades, watched movies, attended ugly sweater parties, etc.

For the second block of winter break, I returned to Cincinnati to spend time with my family. Of course it was great to be home and see everyone, not to mention all the excellent food I ate. Plus I was able to go to the Bengals v. Chiefs game in which the Bengals clinched the AFC North title. Hopefully they can make a good run in the playoffs.

Block three officially began when I returned to Columbus a few days ago. I am currently trying to adjust back to a more realistic life – one with priorities, deadlines, and homework. I’ve already bought most of my books and now I need to start reading course syllabi and preparing for another quarter at Fisher College.

- Joseph Fahrendorf

(This was reposted from Joseph Fahrendorf's blog for Fisher College of Business)

Recharging my tank

This weekend I went home to Cincinnati for the first time since orientation. It was awesome to break away from my normal weekend MBA routine (studying/reading) and enjoy the beautiful weather (70 and sunny). Seeing my family and friends was a great way to recharge my tanks for the second half of the first quarter. After midterm week, my energy reserve was depleted. Hopefully this excursion allows me to refocus and close out the quarter with strong results. By the way, did I mention that we crushed Baltimore to improve to 6-2? Did I mention that the Bengals are in first place?

Speaking of football, I was able to go onto the field at the Horseshoe today in order to get my picture taken for some promotional material for Fisher College. Sorry future applicants… I’m not the most photogenic person.

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