Happy Fall!
In just a few days, it will be the 4-month mark of being on co-op. Just 2 more to go!
Recently, I've been pretty productive at work, staying a little later than usual. I've been giving larger tasks to complete, and they've been pretty interesting to work on....setting up a newsletter, creating DHTML popups, adding deals logic to pages, and working with the Google Maps API.
Tomorrow, my company is holding a Halloween party in the afternoon! Everyone's spouses and kids are invited. There will be snacks, treats, games, and contests. It should be pretty fun! Then, in December, there's going to be a TAMG (TripAdvisor Media Group) holiday party for all the Boston-area TripAdvisor companies. This should be pretty big if it's like any other TAMG event I've attended so far. Honestly, I really love a company with a fun environment and great people. It's good to enjoy working where you work.
Lately, I've been thinking about what I want to do for my next co-op. After coming back from my trip to Seattle (which was just lovely, by the way!), it made me realize that perhaps I'm more ready to go out and try somewhere new than I thought I was. Not that I don't like my job at STM. I wouldn't mind going back there if they asked me to. I just think that it wouldn't hurt to try looking at farther places--more specifically, the west coast. However, I feel like this means that I really have to try harder in order to get jobs out there. I'd have to do better in classes; I'd have to sharpen up my skills and knowledge. I guess this is the part that scares me most. But anyway, for now, I'll just have to worry about this job first, I guess. There's still plenty of time to think about these things.
Last week was ACM's Geek Week, and it was a lot of fun despite being sick all week! We had a brunch, bowling night, movie night, speaker, board game night, Windows 7 Launch Party (held at the Microsoft office in Cambridge), console gaming night and dodgeball! I'm Events Chair for ACM, so planning this, with some help from a few, was quite stressful, but it happened!
Generally, I like to keep myself busy and involved. In my opinion, too much free time is just not that fun sometimes! However, it can definitely be stressful once in a while, and it's good to try to keep things as balanced as possible and not spread yourself too thin. Keeping those things in mind, you should try getting yourself involved and active too with something at school or community if you haven't already. Find something you can enjoy! Meet new people even!
Anyway, I hope you all are doing well in getting your applications together! I know it must be a really busy time for you because it's been a really busy time for the Visitors Center recently! Now there are more tours than ever...they run every half hour, there are some extended ones that include a tour of our newest building, International Village, etc. It's also hard to believe that I was in your shoes about 3 years ago! And with that said, I wish you all luck!
Until next time!