"Welcome to a life changing experience" advised Belen, The Lisbon MBA's executive director. Little did we know then the extent of the concept, as we happily nodded with the exciting perspective.

Today we understand better, although not fully yet. A "lifetime" has passed in a month and we are now fully immersed, and sure enough... change has begun! Our ideas are provoked, our calendar is crammed, our mental elasticity is stretched in every direction and our emotional intelligence is given a thorough test and upgrade.

Our team's diverse background is true motivation and a source for challenging our predefined assumptions and beliefs. This is without a doubt a valuable asset of our school - we learn through academic core subjects and also from the cultural differences in class coming from Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, US, Belgium, Poland, India and Portugal.

Bring on Finance, Ops, Strategy, Accounting, Boston and MIT, internships and international labs, Friday Forums and personal limits pushing, elective courses, exams, mid-terms and cases after cases... and certainly, bring on the student sharing sessions, social Sundays, cold beer chats and new friends!

By now we're sitting tight, seat belts fastened, books and minds open and already savoring an incredible ride... a life changing incredible ride!