- I already took a weekend trip to Aiken, SC a few weeks ago
- May 10-12 I'll be going to Philadelphia for SIFE Nationals!! I'm really excited about it. I keep hearing about how huge of an event this is, but I still don't think I've quite grasped it yet. I was blown away at how big Regionals was a few weeks ago... but this is going to be HUGE!
- May 16-17 I'll be going to Baltimore to the College of Notre Dame for a new chapter induction
- Sometime in June I might be road tripping it to Delaware with Kyle and Sam
- July 22-26 I'll be back in Philadelpha for National Convention, one of my new favorite times of the year!
- July 28 I leave for China for 17 days!!
- September might offer up a trip to Raleigh, NC ... and then again in November
- And if the SIFE team does well at Nationals, there's a possibility I'll get to go to Germany in October for the World Competition!!
- I also have a few weddings to attend this year in various parts of Georgia, some back home in beautiful Savannah
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Traveling
I am really excited about all of the traveling I'll be doing this year! I rarely get to travel, but it seems like more and more trips keep getting added to my calendar for this year - and I'm so thrilled!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
a beautiful saturday
This past Saturday was the first really nice day outside we've had in a long time! With the rain all last week and now the cold, it was nice to have one day of sunshine and warmer weather. Though I almost regret it now with how far I am behind on everything, I decided to spend the entire day on Saturday doing fun things and not touching school work or worrying about work or finding an internship. A day of leisure was much needed! I started the day early with the MS Walk at Piedmont Park. We walk each year in honor of one of our sisters' real sister, Elyse, that has MS. Below is a group shot of us before the walk started.
The rest of the day was spent with good friends watching a softball game, getting smoothies, and making plans for upcoming weekends.
That night I went to a friend's house for a cookout get-together. We grilled hot dogs and all ate way too much food. The night turned out to be one of the funnest nights our group of friends ever had! Drinking games, dancing, and laughing with wonderful people.
I want some more Saturdays like that one.
The rest of the day was spent with good friends watching a softball game, getting smoothies, and making plans for upcoming weekends.That night I went to a friend's house for a cookout get-together. We grilled hot dogs and all ate way too much food. The night turned out to be one of the funnest nights our group of friends ever had! Drinking games, dancing, and laughing with wonderful people.
I want some more Saturdays like that one.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
putting on my big girl pants
Lately I've been spending a lot of time doing what my mom likes to call "putting on my big girl pants," meaning... doing grown up/professional/career advancing/real world things. The semester has been hectic making plans for my last year in college (I finish in December - woo hoo!). Here's the plan:
This summer:
-- World Lit (online)... yeah, I still haven't taken it.
-- CHINA!!!! study abroad for 6 credits
Fall semester:
-- My last two undergrad classes!!
-- Internship for 6 credits
Then, hello diploma!
I just went to a second career fair last week; this one was for non-profit versus the business career fair disaster I went to a month ago. The non-profit career fair was such a different experience; it felt right, like it's what I'm destined to do. I spoke to 4 organizations that I am interested in (as well as some others) and am really positive about the leads I made with all of them. I was already asked to come in for an interview with one of them!! I submitted my application to another and have plans to complete the application for one tomorrow and email/follow up with the last one. I still want to find a few more to apply for, so if anyone knows a non-profit looking for interns, let me know!
I've been getting more and more involved with SIFE lately as well. It's a great organization - wonderful people, excellent experience, great cause(s), and also a pretty amazing resume builder. We had Regionals this past Monday in Atlanta. After a late Sunday night at the bar in the fancy hotel, we put our business suits on and handed out resumes to tons of huge companies. At the luncheon Monday, we sat at tables of about 10 people - I sat with 6 SIFE students from schools all over and 3 corporate big-wigs. One was an Area Director for Frito Lay, one was the HR Director of Rite Aid, and the third was the CEO of Vanity Fair (a lingerie line). I'm not particularly interested in working for any of those companies, but it was a great experience to talk to people in those positions in such a small (as close as you're gonna get to one-on-one) setting. The experiences and learning opportunities I've had with SIFE have been really amazing. P.S. Our team also won Regionals!! So we're going to Philly in May for Nationals!!
All of this "being a big girl" stuff is tiring! I'm ready for the weekend and having some free time for once...
This summer:
-- World Lit (online)... yeah, I still haven't taken it.
-- CHINA!!!! study abroad for 6 credits
Fall semester:
-- My last two undergrad classes!!
-- Internship for 6 credits
Then, hello diploma!
I just went to a second career fair last week; this one was for non-profit versus the business career fair disaster I went to a month ago. The non-profit career fair was such a different experience; it felt right, like it's what I'm destined to do. I spoke to 4 organizations that I am interested in (as well as some others) and am really positive about the leads I made with all of them. I was already asked to come in for an interview with one of them!! I submitted my application to another and have plans to complete the application for one tomorrow and email/follow up with the last one. I still want to find a few more to apply for, so if anyone knows a non-profit looking for interns, let me know!
I've been getting more and more involved with SIFE lately as well. It's a great organization - wonderful people, excellent experience, great cause(s), and also a pretty amazing resume builder. We had Regionals this past Monday in Atlanta. After a late Sunday night at the bar in the fancy hotel, we put our business suits on and handed out resumes to tons of huge companies. At the luncheon Monday, we sat at tables of about 10 people - I sat with 6 SIFE students from schools all over and 3 corporate big-wigs. One was an Area Director for Frito Lay, one was the HR Director of Rite Aid, and the third was the CEO of Vanity Fair (a lingerie line). I'm not particularly interested in working for any of those companies, but it was a great experience to talk to people in those positions in such a small (as close as you're gonna get to one-on-one) setting. The experiences and learning opportunities I've had with SIFE have been really amazing. P.S. Our team also won Regionals!! So we're going to Philly in May for Nationals!!
All of this "being a big girl" stuff is tiring! I'm ready for the weekend and having some free time for once...
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