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It just dawned on me that I never fully explained why and how I'm here.  For the uninitiated, INSEAD has two campuses, the original in Fontainebleau France, and the new one in Singapore, Asia, recently opened in 2000.  Students in each promotion must select their starting locale during the application process, and complete their first two periods of study there.  Afterwards, they decide whether or not to do campus exchange for the remaining 3 periods.  The options are Fontainebleau, Singapore, or Wharton in any combination, with the exception of Wharton being available only during P4.  This period, INSEAD experienced an record number of exchangers from Fontainebleau, numbering 269, including 3 from Wharton.

My personal reasons for being here, listed in order of importance – living in South East Asia, learning Asia's business environment, finding out the opportunities in Asia, taking advantage of the INSEAD exchange option, and dodging the cold winter of France.  Most students who exchange most likely have similar reasons.  For me, I decided to do two periods here, because a single period of 2 months is simply insufficient to reach any sense of continuity to achieve my intended goals.  That being said, there are good arguments to stay till the end, but equally good ones to finish in Fonty.  My current plan is unchanged, to return and finish INSEAD in the beautiful Fontainebleau forest.  We'll see in May.