The Mayor was interviewed yesterday by a group of grad students from Hult International Grad School. They were interested in speaking with men/women who had diverse backgrounds and the goal was to assess sentiments regarding the use of time outside of the workplace. This was in an effort to identify quality of life issues post career and /or multi-career paths.
The 3 students, 20-somethings were from Latin America: 2 from Brazil and 1 from Mexico. They were pursuing MBA's in San Francisco at the urban campus located near Telegraph Hill in the City's NE quadrant. In short, they wanted to know what the Mayor did, what the Mayor was doing(and his friend, Tom), and what is the future looking like.
They were all enthusiastic and excited to have discovered a couple of locals who were willing to submit to an impromptu interview. While the coffee cooled in the cups, the local duo responded to their questions with candid clarity and humor much to the satisfaction of the three.
The Mayor's own questions were answered in like kind: Brazil is a troubled country brought to the economic brink by corruption at the highest levels, but Brazil is a beautiful country with beautiful people who love their country. Mexico and its citizens have similar sentiments.
In all, a most rewarding exchange of international, border crossing thoughts and ideas. Felipe, Zander, and Miguel came across as intelligent, accomplished, inquisitive, thoughtful representatives of their country's people and their future. No photographs were taken that could have accentuated the interview. Fortunately, the iphone blitz was not a factor.
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