As of now, intern orientation is officially over. At this point we are deemed oriented and ready to experience Mussourie and India on our own with confidence and vigor. Orientation itself has been a combination of seminars, games, interviews, day trips, and prayer - all designed to really make all the interns feel comfortable. In a short week, there have been lots of things said and lot of things taught. To be honest, most of them won't be remembered, but the main aim of the entire orientation was to make this place feel like home and your co-workers like family. That was accomplished.
Other than that though, it's hard to decide what to write about. I can write for hours and hours about thoughts or observations about being here, living here, trying to figure out my life - but that can be tiresome. So a large part of me wants to just write when I have some spectactular or funny story to tell. Maybe that would be better, albeit completely different. Requests?
A board game rivalry has started among us interns. We find time to play every night, at least for an hour and it always ends with everyone but the winner, completely furious and unsatisfied. I'm glad that my addiction to competition will find a place to thrive here. Losing over and over and over again has also reminded of the frailty of life.
Ha, right. Going to a village in the mountains for the entire day tomorrow and then leaving on my three week project trip to eastern and southern India after that. That trip to the project sites will be the basis of all the engineering work I'll do for the next 4 months. It should be a lot of fun, but it will mean a break in updates for a while (probably). Hopefully I have some "colorful" stories when I get back. If I don't I can always just make them up.
Also, Ricky Rubio decided to stay in Spain? For shame Ricky.
Oh yea and I'm currently reading (in case this would be interesting):
The Tower and the Bridge: The New Art of Structural Engineering
Mere Christianity
Atlas Shrugged
The Argumentative Indian
Be back soon.
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