Leaving on a jet plane
Things are certainly going well right now. I have spent the last week up at Cornell and only good has transpired. The new team has kicked ass at recruitment and I'm so excited to see and hear what the newbies do in the future. We got the budget in and are hoping for all 9K that we applied for!! I have an advisor for my independent study project in
Today we met with the Co-op people and it was a positive meeting. Now I have a million emails to send out, which is ok because we have an amazing person to come in and take my place working on Co-op. P-Niz will assume this role and I am extremely happy about this because I know she will do amazing things with this project.
This brings me to my last point. In about 10 days I will be in Bogotá, starting my traineeship. While I can't wait to get there, I am starting to feel a bit nervous about what the job will actually entail. It's kind of a nervous excitement that only comes from stepping into unknown territory.
Future plan possibilities:
1) return to Cornell post traineeship
2) stay in
3) bus from Bogotá to
4) CC at IPM and another traineeship across the pond
5) haven’t thought of 5 yet, but I’m open to ideas.
Not having to go to class and study feels amazing right now, but what feels more amazing is feeling satisfied in my decisions.
5 Comments:
At 9:26 PM , Westy said...
hey mate, John here from Bahrain. thought I would drop in and say hi, that your posts about the study tour were insightful and I hope our paths cross again sometime in the near future. Good luck in Columbia.
Cheers
W
At 10:26 PM , Mix said...
about time you got back to this virtual party
Godspeed, and don't forget to take a beer bong
At 1:55 AM , Lindsey said...
I say choose which ever option brings you back here the quickest! No, but seriously, you need to decide what is going to be the best for you at that point and I think your experience in Colombia is going to affect a lot of things.
As for the nervous feelings, I'd be more concerned if you WEREN'T nervous because that's what expanding your world view is! It's about putting yourself in uncomfortable situations and learning more about the world, its inhabitants, and ultimately yourself. I'm sure you know all that anyways and you're going to have an AMAZING time in Colombia. Go be a change agent and make a difference!
I just hope you decide to come back eventually because I'm going to miss you!!!
At 2:56 PM , Jennifer said...
SALAAM Traineeships.
At 10:29 AM , Aine said...
5) continue the tradition (we could cal it that if you came too) of Cornell LCPs coming to the Irish MC :) :)
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