Ah, the break is over. Even though it is very fun to be in school and on campus, it always feels good to go home, especially if you are an international student, that can go home twice or even once a year. These three weeks of break that I had were amazing. Like every other time, when going back home for couple of weeks, time just flies. Three weeks passed by and there were so many things I did not manage to achieve. Every day is filled with visits, gatherings with friends and family, partying, and in one word catching up on missed events in your friends' lives. As I said, three weeks was not enough, but I need to move on.

I am back on campus, now, starting with my every day duties: Senior Resident Assistant, Desk Attendant, and now one more thing. This semester, instead of having classes, I am on co-op. I started working at Cisco Systems Inc. as a member Customer Assurance Lab Operations (CALO). Everything is new for me at this job; all the devices, configuration languages, system procedures, everything. Therefore, every day is one great learning experience. CALO team is consisted of another Wentworth co-op, me and our supervisor. We depend on our own, and if there is something we do not know, we learn it by ourselves. Our working hours are 9am-5pm, with an hour long lunch break. We commute every day for 50 minutes to Boxborough, where our site is located. We are very lucky because we always avoid traffic. In the morning, everyone is going in, and we are going out of the city, and other way around. Conditions that Cisco offers to his employees are amazing. We have free breakfast every Friday, over-time parties, discounts in many stores, you receive a lap top to do your work, they offer you all the resources for CCNA certification (in your first coop), fixed relocation money, and many many more. After this first week, I can say I just love working at Cisco.

This is going to be a great semester, with a lot of learning and working, but it is worth it. I am looking forward to every coming day.