So today was my first day in the office as an intern. I'm working at Amtrak in the Engineering Department, and it was such an awesome experience to be in the real work world!
As I walked into 30th Street Station, I got a little nostalgic watching the trains leaving for Boston. I felt like I should be getting on one of them to go back home (I mean to college!).
Today was a little slower than normal because I haven't received my computer yet. So I was able to meet everybody in the office, and they were all so nice to me! (Did I mention that I have a whole cubicle all to myself?! It's pretty much the size of my dorm room. Yes, my room was small, but yes my cubicle is big!) I learned more about what I will be doing this summer.
When I mentioned my interest in high speed rail, the man in the office next to my cubicle gave me packets of literature on new high speed rail. He even said I can go to the meetings with him! Did you know that 40 years from now, I will be able to travel from Philadelphia to Boston in under three hours? Hopefully I'll be done with my degree at MIT by then :).
I'm really glad that I did F/ASIP (a seminar at MIT called the Freshman/Alumni Summer Internship Program) or probably would not have found such an interesting job in a field I love.
Ironically, I'm ending my day watching "The New Adventures of Old Christine." Wanda Sykes is on the show, which is cool because she's from my hometown :).
It's 8:30 and I'm exhausted! Goodnight, blogosphere!
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