Thank God we're Global

Finally: the blogosphere has me. Another global phenomenon has the potential to change my life. How did it all begin? Well, a few years ago I had the pleasure of visiting UC Berkeley for a summer. Nothing dramatic. But it triggered a development which has changed my life. For the first time I met people from around the world. There seemed to be no national preference. Everybody was there, every culture, every religion, every color. It was great. And the most amazing thing was that it worked beautifully. In class as well as in private activities. My life would never be the same because I began to see myself as part of a global community, as an Earthling so to speak.

Years have passed. I decided to study my MBA in England. To make this easy for an international audience: England is part of Great Britain, a little island where people can't seem to decide if they are part of Europe or not. British might find this offensive, and I admit that there are smaller islands, e.g. the Faroe Islands. But if Great Britain is great, how great are Australia or Greenland? Get my point?

I found many interesting things while I was there, for example did you know that people in England drive on the left side? Probably. But did you know that people in England burn their left hand on a daily basis? Well, I did not. Now, countless burns later I must admit I still don't know why they prefer separate faucets for cold and hot water. And I never really found out how to use them correctly, or how British people do it. Yes, Britain has a lot to offer, even beyond their faucets and traffic system. But more on that later.

After surfing global, thinking global, studying global, and socializing global, it is now time to graduate global. The last step on the way is my thesis. Interestingly (and to the dismay of any PhD student) a thesis is called 'dissertation' in Britain, and it leads me to the assumption that a dissertation may be called 'thesis'. This confusion has often led to academic expectations which I cannot satisfy. Suffice it to say, I am working on something that will eventually get me my degree. My work allows me to get in contact with many nice people on a global level, and the topic of my work is - surprise, surprise - global virtual teams. This helped set the tone for my blog.

So please bear with me as I bring you my personal perspective on the global world we live in. This is all on global developments, global technology, global work, and global life.