This is the good life

Hello Everyone,

This song seems to be the theme song of the... well, month. Check it out below.

In other news, the internship was amazing this week. As you may have guessed I am a borderline workaholic and I got a ton of hours this week and was actually able to do my job. It's been good.

I must admit, it's difficult to give you an update when everything is going so well. So, because of that I am going to cut this short and remind you to contact me with any questions you have. Whether new freshman or new high school seniors, I'm here to help, so let me know if you need anything. 

Oh, and guys living in McAuley, let me know what floor you're on, I may just be your RA. Wouldn't that be cool!

Hope summer is going well for all.

Thanks for reading,
Joe

Internship continues

Hello Everyone!

I hope you are all enjoying this heat. Just remember, in six months we'll be complaining about the cold, that's what gets me through.

I am still down here in Williamsburg, Virginia and everything is going GREAT! I haven't actually done much in my position because the park is still running a minimum capacity, but I've been told that once the schools get out I will assume my more supervisory position instead of the team member position that I have been living for the last two weeks. The park has been having about 1-2 thousand guests a day, but over the next two weeks we will begin having between 8-12 thousand a day, so there are big changes coming to my job in the next couple weeks.

One of the really cool parts of this Busch Gardens Internship is the weekly speaker series that we get to see. Last week was merchandise and this week was financial services. Now, that sounds horrible, but once you take even a basic accounting class you can really keep up with the terminology and understand the basics of how a company operates, especially a company as large and complex as SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment.

In short, I have finally settled in and am loving my internship.

I hope everyone is enjoying this summer weather and excited for the journey that lies ahead of them. I would have never been able to foresee this journey I am on, but I am now so thankful for the guidance and empowerment that has been provided to me by Mercyhurst.

Thanks for reading,
Joe

Summer in motion

Hello Everyone,

Now over 400 miles from home and school, summer is now in motion. Starting new jobs and completing orientations and trainings are no fun. Again, I am working at Water Country USA and fully understanding the slowdown of life after school.

I am now facing the reality of working my way back up. I gave up my leadership role for an opportunity to enhance myself in the industry I love, but its no picnic. After less than a week it can be frustrating, but I am keeping that chin up and moving towards the future. Today's quote of the day was:

"Don't waste your life in doubts and fears: spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours or ages that follow it."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

If any graduates are following, congratuations. New seniors, yes, it is your time to make your decisions. If you have any questions regarding Mercyhurst please feel free to contract me. 

Enjoy summer! 

Thanks for reading, 

Joe

School is out, now I can go home

Hello Everyone,

I don't know if this will be my last post for the summer or if I will be able to keep up with this throughout the summer, but you and I will just have to wait and see.

School has been done since last Wednesday, but I have to be here as an RA until today. Most of my residents left on Wednesday, but graduation was this past weekend so that is the main reason we have to stick around.

On Saturday I will officially begin my adventure and head for Williamsburg. I am both excited and nervous, but its only 12 weeks and shouldn't be too bad. Here I come Water Country USA.

Just a final shout out for the 2010-11 school year. I would like to thank my professor Meghan for all of the support throughout the year, Molly, my Hall Diector, for her patience and understanding as I asked so many questions, and most of all for my residents. My floor this year has been amazing and everyday that I am here alone makes me sad because of all of the empty space of where they once were. McAuley is a great place and don't let anyone tell you differently.

It has been an amazing year here at Mercyhurst. I have seized the year and I am so thankful for all of the opportunities I have been granted.

Seniors, enjoy whats left of proms, graduation and all the parties. Hopefully I'll have the opportunity to meet you in the fall. Juniors, as always let me know if you have questions or comments. Mercyhurst is a great place, and while I am biased, I truly believe that the opportunities are endless here. :-) I'm done lecturing.

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER ALL!

Thanks for reading,
Joe

Duathlon - Mercyhurst Green Team

Hello Everyone,

As I have mentioned in the past, this past weekend I competed in the first ever, Mercyhurst College Green Team sponsored, Duathlon. The theme this year, as you can see above, was Pedal for the Planet. For those of you who don't know, a duathlon is a run-bite-run event, in this casing being a 5K run, 20K bike and 5K run.

To answer the question you probably have in your mind, they were raising money for bike racks both on campus and throughout the City of Erie. The name supports the fact that they are trying to get people to use bicycles as an alternative to cars, which would be supported by a good infrastructure of bike racks for people to store their bikes.

Originally it was just my friend Alaina and me who were going to do this, but we ended up getting a third person at the last second. She ran the first leg, I biked and Mark ran the final leg. We ended up placing 24th overall and were the first relay team to finish, which says more about the 23 individual people who did the whole event and beat us.

In an unexpected twist, we won and all received medals for winning the three person relay team category. The twist was the $25 gift card that came with it. They gave out a ton of free shirts and had plenty of food and good music after the event. I'm not sure how much they raised, but the turnout was good and it can only get better as they expand the event.


The duathlon was great and something I look forward to doing again next year! (Maybe all by myself though... hmmm)

Thanks for reading,
Joe