I visited Boston in 2011 on a business trip. One sunny day, while wandering around, I stumbled upon a small stand selling t-shirts. In a standard impulse buying behavior I decided to buy a light grey MIT shirt. I only wore it once; it didn’t feel right as an outsider.

Last month I received official admittance to MIT Sloan to pursue a two-year MBA. If you were to tell me, three years ago, that Boston would be my next home I would have laughed it off. I still can’t believe it.

I am forever indebted to those who helped me throughout the process.