It is almost time to say Goodbye!

Today I turned in my portfolio and had my last meeting with my advisor. It is completely insane that these four months are over!! My roommates and I are filling our week full of fun activities with friends. We are all done working at our internships so we have started to pack up our apartment. On Thursday a bunch of us are going to the Phillies game! Livy arrives Friday and then we both fly home Sunday. I really still cannot believe I am done here. I am on summer break already...holy cow!!!

Thank you all for reading my blog and I hope you enjoyed it!

Just a Week Left!!!

This is my last work week! I can hardly believe it! It feels like just yesterday I wrote my first blog entry. I am working on finishing up my projects for my portfolio this week while juggling all my other work. We have to turn in this huge portfolio next week that describes what we have been doing for the past 4 months at our internship. I have gotten a good start on it all so hopefully it will be set for Monday.

Since I am done with work after Friday I am going to be enjoying my last few days here next week. I need to start packing all my clothes up and shipping some of it home!!

This past weekend I went to DC with three of my roommates and my friend from Alma and Kala's friend from Alma.
We visited all the monuments and did some shopping in Georgetown. We also went to the Natural History Museum and the American History Museum. There was a Climate Rally going on too when we were there and we stopped by for a bit to listen to it! Below are pictures....

We made it to the mall:)

The Washington Monument from the Lincoln Memorial

The Lincoln Memorial

The Climate Rally on Saturday


The Climate Rally on Sunday. (That is Aaron Piersol Olympic Swimmer speaking by the way;)

Heather and I love the EARTH!


The classic Philly pic had to be taken!

So I will be home a week from Sunday! I am excited to see everyone and be home. Although saying goodbye to people here will be sad. I'll just have to live up my last week in Philly!
I can't wait for the summer to start! It is only days away:)

Sunny Days and a Family Visit!

I know that I am a few weeks behind on my blog...oops. I guess I have just been so busy.

At work over the last few weeks I have been working a bunch of different projects and I have had the opportunity to attend a few meetings at other hotels. It has all been so interesting and I am learning different things everyday.

One Saturday a friend and I planned a scavenger hunt for a bunch of friends around the city. We even made it a bit like the show The Amazing Race where they had to go to specific places to receive their next clues. 14 people came and participated! Below is a picture of everyone in front of the North American Building where we have class!

For Easter my roommate and I went to the Easter Parade that was taking place a block from our apartment. It was a very short parade but we took a few pictures.

Gretchen and I at the Easter Parade!

The past few weekends I have been enjoying the sun and hanging out outside!

This turtle was walking past when we were reading at the park. He is the FASTEST moving turtle I have ever seen!

This past weekend my parents visited with Brian and we had a great time! We went to a Philadelphia Union Soccer Game on Saturday night. The Philadelphia Union is a new team to Philadelphia. We went to their first home game that was held at the Philadelphia Eagles Football Stadium. Below are a few pictures!

Oh and Joe Biden was there!!!

The Weeks Fly By!

This Week Flew By!!

I had class on Monday and we visited the Eastern State Penitentiary! It is an old prison that has inspired the designs of prisons all over the world! It was a bit creepy and we went on a rainy day so it made it even creepier but still pretty cool. The prison is set up like a sun so that one guard can sit in the middle and see all the hallways that stick off the center. The prison was closed down in the early 1970s.

Tuesday I went running! It was perfect weather after work, not too warm and not too cold!

On Wednesday my roommate Kala and I went to watch a public television movie on Dirt. It was very informative and well done! We had a good time!

Thursday I went out to dinner for a friend's birthday!

This weekend I worked on a lot of homework, ran and hung out with my roommates. We all tried to get a head start on our portfolio projects that are due at the end of the semester which is right around the corner! Today I went to church again and the sermon was on Love and Marriage. My roommate Kala went with me and we really enjoy the songs!!

This week at work I.....

-Attended a Sales Meeting
-Created menu labels
-Labeled envelopes for a group of guests
-Created sales packets for Formals to mailed out to nearby college organizations
-Started researching ways to implement Recycling bins all over the hotel

Next week I should be able to run some more to prepare for a 5K that I am planning on running! Also my parents and Brian will be here in a little over a week and Easter is on Sunday! There is a parade that is supposed to take place Sunday right outside my apartment!!

I hope everyone is well:)

It's Sunny in Philly!!!

74 Degrees...74 DEGREES!!!! IN MARCH!!!

The end of this week was absolutely beautiful. I still can't even believe how lucky we are!!!

Monday I had my evening class at my teacher's house in New Jersey! We took the PATCO which is the train service that goes to New Jersey. It was fun to take the train and really nice to eat dinner outside the city at a real home. We discussed class over pizza!

Wednesday was St. Patrick's Day and the weather was so nice! Everyone seemed to be wearing green! We also had a Supervisor's Reception at the Center for all students and their Supervisors to attend. One of the women that I work with in the office went with me and it was nice for her to have the opportunity to meet everyone at the Center and learn more about the program. After work I went for a run around the neighborhood just because it was nice outside! Later that night, we invited a bunch of friends over to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! We had a green food theme consisting of green grapes, cucumbers, celery and guacamole!! It was a lot of fun! A bunch of friends stopped by!!

This past weekend was beautiful so on Saturday with a high of 74 degrees my roommates and I headed to the park! We went to Fairmount Park behind the Art museum and soaked up the sun!

On the way to the Park!!

Kala and Gretchen

Lisa and I!


To the right of the Art Museum!


The back of the Art Museum!


Gretchen, Eric and Kala


Tom and Lisa!

The city!

After we sat around enjoying the day, we went to dinner and a play at the Wilma Theater called Language Rooms. It was really interesting! After the show our roommate who was back at our apartment called to tell us that there were a ton of people on south street and police out and that we should be cautious. My roommate Kala and I walked back and approached South Street to see the street packed with high school students. Supposedly there was a facebook group or event of kids planning to steal from the stores on South Street. There have been a few similar attempts in other places around the city. It was all a bit crazy to walk through especially with all the people on the sidewalks and the roads blocked off by police. There were even helicopters flying around!

I had been searching the web this week and found out that there is a Unitarian Universalist Church in Philadelphia! My roommate Kala and I went to a service on Sunday morning! It really enjoyed the service! It brought back memories of church when I was younger, the service was very familiar!

Outside the 1st Unitarian Universalist Church


Outside the Church!


Inside the Church!

So it was a big week! I also entered my bracket to find out shortly after I am pretty much done for in the tournament because Villanova is out!! And Obama picked them too!!

I hope everyone is enjoying the end of March! April is just around the corner!!

St. Patrick's Day and Visitors:)

Last week I had two visitors!!

Katherine visited from Sunday to Wednesday and Livy was here Thursday through Sunday! It was so nice to see people from home!

Katherine and I walked all over Philly on Tuesday! The weather was PERFECT! 60 and Sunny! I could not have asked for a better day to walk around! We walked almost 6 miles all over! We went to the top of city hall, to the liberty bell, Independence Hall, to all 4 squares in the city (big parks), and the Italian Market. I had such a great time showing Katherine the city and she said she loved it! Below are a few pictures from the day..

Katherine and I in the oldest continually lived on Alley in the USA (Alfred's Alley)


Katherine and I at a Jazz Show Tuesday night!

Livy visited Thursday night and on Friday we walked around and shopped after I got out of work. Unfortunately it rained a WHOLE lot but we still had a great time. On Saturday we trudged through the rain to the Franklin Institute, the science museum in the city. It was really cool and there were representatives there from the Phillies, the Philadelphia baseball team giving away free stuff!! Later that night my roommates had some friends over and we played Wii Just Dance! It is an awesome game that I highly recommend. Below are some pictures from Liv's visit!

Liv and I saw a 3D movie at the Institute!

We tried out this pulley chair thing! Our hands really hurt after!


The sports section was pretty cool.


Liv in the Heath exhibit!


Liv on top of a domino!


At Love Park!

After livy left, I went to the St. Patrick's Day parade which was still going on despite the constant rain. I watched the parade from inside a cafe and my roommates joined me! Below are some pictures...

The parade went to the Museum!

Irish Dancers!

The weather is supposed to get nicer later this week and I am so excited! I can't wait to check out Fairmount Park! Work tomorrow through Friday!

I hope everyone is well:)

Another Week!

This week was a good one!

Tuesday my roommates and I went to IHOP for free pancakes! You donate to their charity in exchange for paying for the pancakes. It was so crowded...but we waited in line..in the rain anyway. It was a lot of fun!

On Wednesday night I went to see Romeo and Juliet at The Arden Theater with a bunch of friends. They were having a "pay what you want" night because it was their dress rehearsal. It was such an awesome play! It was actually really funny! They did a really good job and I am so glad I went!

At work this week, I...

-Worked with the director of Human Resources.

-Worked with the women who creates resumes which are documents that contain information about all groups that come to the hotel to inform all departments of the hotel what to expect.

-Created a mass email advertising and promoting weddings at the Radisson.

-Went on two site Inspections.

This week Philly was hit with more snow but it didn't really last. It was too warm for the snow to stick or at least to stick longer than a few hours.

This weekend my roommates and I hung out and relaxed! I had a lot of reading to do for class so I did that on Saturday and Sunday. Also I set up our Wii so we had a good time playing that too!

Next weekend I am working a wedding at the hotel and my friend Katherine is vising! I am very excited to have a visitor!!

I hope everyone is well:)