Grad School Business

It has been hard to find time to post in the past few days, and will remain that way for the next week or so. Last week I finished up at work, with a heavy time of handing over everything I have been working on, checking everything is up-to-date and generally being way too busy of a time when I should really winding down. Following lots of problems with the visa delivery, I got my passport back and promptly tried to open a US Dollar Current Account in the UK with Citi. Having identified an FX Broker that prices as close to market as a private individual could expect (HIFX) I have been looking to take advantage of the rates Cable is reaching. Obviously, not wanting the money to sit in a Nostro that would not accrue interest, I want a dollar account to place the funds.

Moving money to a UK citi account will at least position me with dollar funds to action other items (buy a laptop for one) , but I am still going to have to wait for the US Bank Account to get an apartment. As any future international student will find, you need to be in the US to open a US Bank Account. Common requirements for leases are to have a bank account that is in-state. A pain, but not one I can do anything about.

While I wait in hope that the citi UK dollar account is opened in time (not a sure thing), the past few days have been full of leaving drink. What is left before the flight on Wednesday is to drive my belongings back to my parents, where they will kindly store them. Including keeping the records in a suitable environment, books indoors, and other such requirements I have put upon them with no true entitlement (though of course thoroughly sensible requests). Dropping items round with friends (one is to inherit a decent kitchen armoury it would seem), trying to spend vouchers, completing the car sale, cleaning the flat… I think it is clear why I might not be posting till I get to NYC, and NYC will bring a whole host of actions and problems to solve itself.

The next week will pass quickly round Grad School Business Towers.   Normal service will be resumed shortly, please do not adjust your bookmarks.  It just might be a little slow on updates until a week or two’s time.   I haven’t even started work on that Data & Statistics waiver paper either.