{"id":133,"date":"2014-08-19T21:37:13","date_gmt":"2014-08-19T21:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.hult.edu\/en\/news\/blogs\/2014\/august\/reflections-on-the-school-year\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T14:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:43:10","slug":"reflections-on-the-hult-journey-and-lessons-learned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/reflections-on-the-hult-journey-and-lessons-learned\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on the Hult Journey\u2014and Lessons Learned"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the first day of orientation, across all Hult campuses, an alumnus or alumna stands in front of all the newly-arrived students to explain that the school year will go by outrageously fast. But you don\u2019t listen. You are too busy reading the syllabus for your Module A courses or exchanging Facebook chat notes with your newfound friends.<\/p>\n

Should you find yourself in a similar situation very soon, I have news for you: the alumni are right. This adventure goes so<\/em> quickly. But when I think of the people, experiences and places I\u2019ve seen, it feels full, fast \u2013\u00a0and a bit like a beginning.<\/p>\n

On the eve of graduating, I thought it might be meaningful to reflect on the last year and my own Hult journey. I could tell you about the academics, but to my mind that really isn\u2019t the magic of Hult. It\u2019s the people. It\u2019s the opportunity to interact with people you would otherwise never have met, and it means the opportunity to collaborate with business minds from all over the world. It means struggling to be understood, listening to your peers and finding common ground. It\u2019s a life lesson in patience, tolerance, consideration and generosity. And we all have one (at least) thing in common: we\u2019re all pioneers who chose to leave our homes in the pursuit of knowledge and a global understanding of how the world wor<\/a>ks.<\/p>\n

In London, my home campus, I found a stronger (and interestingly, more relaxed) sense of self. I spent more time alone than I have in my entire adult life. I felt a kind of loneliness and personal strength I\u2019ve never felt before. What did that yield? It gave me a profound sense of gratitude for friends, family, peers and fellow wanderers. I feel more confident in my skills as a leader and more aware of prioritizing self-care.<\/p>\n

But that’s not all. My main takeaways from my time at Hult International Business School can help you if you’re about to embark on your own journey. Here’s what I learned:<\/p>\n