Life Update

Today I started my job at Elbit Systems of America. Technically that is where I work, but I am in the part of the company called KMC Systems which makes medical equipment. My official title is med tech, but I'm an administrative intern as opposed to one of the engineering ones. Two of those were in orientation with me, but they work on the Kollsman side and do work for the military. Today was pretty good as first days go. It was a little tedious since I don't know how to do much, but there were no big mishaps or problems. I spent most of the day reading manuals, filling out paperwork, and getting shown around. I understood more of the manuals than I expected to. In fact, by the end of the day I had a basic understanding of how the machine works and what it does. They even had me changing tubes and stuff. Actually, I kept waiting for the beeping to start so I could jump up before anyone else just to have something to do. It looks like my schedule at least for now is going to be 7:30 to 5:00. I will have every other Friday off beginning next week and a short break the first week in July. The one thing that is going to be somewhat hard getting used to is having so little time after I come home. Having to get up at 6:00 to beat the guys to the shower means early, early to bed for me. Still, I hope to have time for a few fun things during the week. We'll just have to wait and see how it goes.

On other fronts, I was accepted to UNH. It wasn't a huge surprise, but I was relieved to hear it all the same. Not as pleasant news was that I am going to have to drop English as my double major. I was emailing the director of the Medical Laboratory Science department at UNH and she said that to complete a double major with MLS would be a minimum of 5 years. I can't afford, nor do I want to spend a total of 7 years getting my undergrad degree. By then I wouldn't even want to try for a graduate degree. My goal is to finish MLS in three years with summer school if at all possible. I really don't want to start over if I can help it. Unfortunately I was too late to sign up for a summer class this year. Microbiology was the only one I could take and it was full. It's actually good that I didn't because I would never have made it to class on time and I think it would have been too much.

I think that is about it for now. I haven't taken any pictures of break yet which is really sad since this was a great Memorial Day weekend. Mom, Mrs. Fenton, Katrina, and I went to Fort Foster on Saturday and it was spectacularly hot and beautiful. We even went in the water! Yesterday was perfect weather. Everyone was working in the yard (which looks great, I should get some pics). We had the Fentons and the Tavanyars over for a barbeque. Hopefully I can get some pictures up of the rest of the semester soon.