“Standing at the right hand side of the stage is a somewhat unassuming man, looking slightly nervous, clad in a black gown with blue and white draped around his neck. He is just within the massive spotlight which is focused, rather unflinchingly, upon Sir Richard Sykes and Professor Julia Buckingham, the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor of…
Author: tmandrews
My name is Tom. I’m 23. I talk… a lot. I have a lot of big ideas, and even bigger dreams.
I’m studying an MSc in Marketing and International Management at Henley Business School. My undergraduate was a BEng in Electronic and Computer Engineering from Brunel University London. As you can tell, I like campus Universities, and if you read my blog posts, you’ll know I love University Life even more.
As I said, I’m a big thinker, with a lot of opinions and a lot on the go. I live in Dubai, and have lived previously in the US and the UK. My world is a pretty big place, and my comfort zone similarly large. I’ve lived a charmed life, taken every opportunity presented to me, and become about as confident as I think I ever could be. In a world where many are content to be content, I’m always happy to take any risk to be even happier.
I have a dry sense of humour, a silver tongue and a quick wit. I hope to write with the same je ne sais quoi I can bring to conversation, and while I’m not quite there yet, I’ll get there in the end. I always do.
WINE AND WORK
Oh no. Not again. Another student blog extolling the benefits of a University in the hopes of converting me. Right? Not quite. Whether reading this post leads to your becoming part of Henley Business School or simply bring a smile to your face or a chuckle to your day, I’m happy. So let’s start from…