It's been quite a week back in NYC/Pitts. Interviewing in the City was quite an experience. I think being in New York for interviews is already a different experience cos well, I didn't really get much chance to sight-see or shop this time. Interviews were okay, though I was bombarded with lots of math/prob/finance questions (2 out of 3 interviews were all math questions only!), but I think I did all right. And then went for a tour of Deutsche Bank trading floor, which left me feeling both very impressed and intimidated at the same time. I quite like being in NYC, which seems to always be bustling with people and things to do, and just the general feeling of everyone doing his/her own thing. And the NYC skyline looks so gorgeous at sunset (as seen from the airplane window). Pity I was too lazy to take out my camera and snap a picture of it.
Being back in Pittsburgh after that was a totally different feeling too. CMU is like so dead, with hardly anybody around. And yeah, it feels weird to be hanging out with so few people (only Aaron and Jiaqi were there) when you are used to hanging out with more people. Managed to watch Charlotte's Web with Aaron on Saturday. I had read the book and the movie was pretty nice and touching (though I guess I still prefer the book).
So Christmas came and went by just like that. It feels a bit odd that Christmas is over already, after hearing Christmas songs and just anticipating Christmas itself for the past month. Granted, I spent Christmas on the plane, but it left me feeling indifferent to the whole thing (after complaining for the past month about having to spend it on the plane haha). And to me, going back home always seems to bring about a sense of closure to the semester, but this time it feels different, just for the fact that not many CMU people are going back this time, and it is just so weird not seeing you guys around.
Anyway, I better get back to packing to go back to Indo. Leaving in about 1 hour's time! I am really traveling a lot huh. Well, hope you guys have had a Merry Merry Christmas and have a nice Boxing Day! (Which reminds me, EPL matches tonight!)