Getting Ready for Second Year
August 18th, 2008
Yes, I know, I disappeared for a while. By now my internship is almost over (this week is my last one) - I still need to do my final presentation to the SVP but that’s about it. The summer has been great - I became friends with some of the other interns (even though they weren’t all from HBS :)) and we went on trips exploring Seattle and the area, as well as Seattle’s restaurants and bars (with a strong preference to sushi). Work was good, too.
What they say about Seattle is true - in the summer, it’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever lived in. The weather is a perfect sunny 25 degrees almost every day, and within less than 100km from downtown there are lakes, waterfalls, glaciers and mountains (and good sushi restaurants). Too bad it’s like that only for the summer… You can skip to the end of the post to see some pictures.
We start second year at HBS after labor day weekend (first week of September). I’m excited about the second year, it’s supposed to be much better - at least easier - than the first one. Here are some of the differences between them:
Alive & Kicking
July 1st, 2008
My photo gallery is alive again. It suddenly stopped working, and after seeking help in the support forums and regressing to my programming and debugging days, I managed to bring it back to life.
So with that, here’s what I’ve been doing in the last week:
Greetings from the “Emerald City”
June 17th, 2008
For some reason every state, city and public bathroom in the US has a nickname. So the “Emerald City” is, apparently, Seattle - the nickname is a result of a contest (!) held in the 80s and refers to the “lush evergreen trees in the surrounding area” (thanks to Wikipedia for that incredibly useful information).
At any rate, this is where I’m going to be for the summer. Landed two days ago (still ridiculously jetlagged) and going to be here till the end of August for my summer internship in a large technology company that sells stuff online.
The same technology company was also nice enough to set me (and the other interns) up in a great apartment complex right in downtown Seattle: Harbor Steps. I think the location couldn’t have been better - 2 minutes walk from Pike Place Market, Seattle Art Museum across the street, 5 minutes walk from the shopping district and tons of restaurants, coffee shops, art galleries and whatnot literally downstairs. Not to mention the waterfront being 2 minutes away (that’s why it’s called Harbor Steps…). I can almost say it’s better than where I used to live in Tel Aviv…
The apartment I have is a fully-furnished one bedroom, which means that when I got here on Saturday this is what welcomed me:
