last day of classes for the year...

Today was the final day of classes for Trinity Term, and therefore, also for the year. It was quite surreal to be around the school that day. A lot of interesting emotions. While there is still plenty of work to be completed for this term in the coming weeks, it was a bit sad to realize that we’ve reached the end of lectures. Not that any of us will dearly miss the 3.5 hours at a time sitting through those lectures, but still, it is amazing how quickly the 8 weeks of instruction pass!

To mark the end of lectures for the term, the school hosted a barbeque for the students. The weather was actually lovely (in England in June??). The event was very well attended, as I think people are starting to realize that there are few events remaining where the whole class has a chance to be together, as we are about to split off in groups for our consulting projects, with some of the teams going to far away locations!

To cap off the evening, one of the students from South Africa, Steve, planned an African drumming event for the class. He hired a group called Drum Café, who brought 200 African drums to the outdoor amphitheatre at the school, and instructed us all on how to beat them for a whole hour. It was great to see the rhythm that could be generated by a group all focused at the same time, and was a nice bit of stress-relief as well!!