just me

its been quite the experience so far for this internship in boston. ive just been talking to my parents last night and i just kinda feel like a little girl thats just had her eyes opened up and seeing more of the world. i guess thats one of the things i hope to accomplish when i came to boston. kinda in an unconscious way. ive always been brought up in a protected environment, and even when i went away for uni, it was like i was always in arms reach. and besides, waterloo is not exactly a place where people go and get corrupted, all people do is work, ne way. lol

ne way, my point is that i know that there is so much in the world that i would like to learn about and experience. and i just feel really lucky this term to be able to do that. ive never been travelling before, but in just a little over a month, i've travelled more than i have in my entire life. ive stayed in hotels longer than i have in my entire life. it just doesnt really feel real. i feel like ive been given a really good oppurtunity and im trying to take advantage of it as much as i can.

i havent really wrote about cleveland and new york, and i think i will in this entry cuz it was pretty neat, even though they were short.

new york was really fun, even though i wasnt there for all that long. i want to go back again for a little longer. i love the food there. there so many diffferent things to try. there was even an egg custard store that just made egg custard. and there was even cantolope and strawberry flavours. i was quite amazed. i also saw live frogs hopping around the bottem of barrels in the market. i even had my first taste of frog legs. it really does taste like chicken. to me, the texture is almost a cross between fish and chicken. really tender. also good. although i was kinda grossed out since i had only seen frogs hopping about earlier in the day. but it was peer pressure, and i should try new things. so there.

also, people drive really crazy. as my uncle put it, new yorkers drive with one hand on the wheel and the other one on the horn. my cab driver was a nut. o yea, i had also ridden in more cabs that week than in my entirwe life. i was in those yellow cabs that you see on tv. i thought it was pretty cool. :)

i really love trying new food. i think thats what i'd like to do more of when i get the chance to travel. theres a really good buffet place in flushing called east manor. it makes mandarin look like micky d's and it basically costs the same. also a really good dim sum place in flushing by 37th and main st. the food there is actually steamed! and i really liek the little stores that are family owned and stuff too. they had some really really yummy dumplings...

ne way, on to cleveland. well i actually didnt get to do much in cleveland except work alot. i was only there for 3 days, 2 nights. and the first night i was exhausted from about 2 hours of sleep and waking up at 3 to catch a 6 am flight, only to arrive in cleveland and start working until 5 30pm.... i was ready to collapse on my king sized bed at 7 30 right after dinner. o yea, im prob repeating this stuff cuz it kinda sounds familiar, but whatever. its my recap time. so the king size bed is amazing...and i have a double bed here. how can i ever go back to my dinky twin bed?! lol... j/k. ive been in a twin bed my whole life, i prob dont move enough to notice the difference.

ne way, i was staying in the room closest to the exit! i mean closest. there wasnt even a room across the hall from me. it was kinda creepy. for one thing, being in a hotel by myself is new to me, and being at the very end of the hallway is creepy. not to mention all the csi i watch, that room is known as murder central. for easy access to the exit for the killer escaping of course. ne way, i know its a show and all, but i did feel spooked just the same and was glad that i was only there for 2 nights.

i have to say, the crown plaza was not quite as nice as the marriot. yes, that is my humble opinion based on the 3 hotels i have stayed in for the past... idunno.... 8 - 10 years... lol

ne way, thats about it for travelling. it has been a really exciting. i feel like small town girl just seeing the "world" or something. lol

also, the people i work with at work are really amazing. not only are they all really knowledgable in their fields, like experts, i really feel like they're making an effort to show me different aspects of building technology and getting me experience, and out in the field. i get to talk to the principals (they are the partners in the firm) and i dont feel like the burden coop. i actually feel like a coop that can help, and they are interested in training. and thats a good feeling. havent felt taht in a coop term yet.

its kool how someone explained the role of consultant. and i know its biased cuz he's a consultant, but still, i'll share. see, all the places i've worked, there was someone you could turn to and hire to solve ur problem. but being consultants, they have to be the one with the answers, there's not really anyone else they can turn to for the answers. they are kinda the end of the line. so its kinda kool. and no wonder it cost so much for their time. i was just tallying up my expenses and work time when i went to cleveland. and im an intern. i can only imagine what it cost to have my boss there.

it was funny, he said to me, either they (the people who hired us) will tell us to leave cuz they cant afford to pay us, or we will leave because they arent paying us enough. lol... well it was funny when he said it. and darrick laughed when i told him. :)

i have more news, but it can wait. :P i miss my darrick and my family very much. but im also really glad i came. i hope i can grow with this experience.

ne ways, it has been a long day. pilates at lunch was a good work out, but now im beat. good nite all!