It's crazy to think that I've been in New York now for seven weeks, heading on eight. It has flown by. There are many ways to describe the experience I've been having here. Adventurous, stressful, annoying, magical, humorous, and educational. To say a few. I've had my ups and downs in the lab, but really what can I expect after not being in a lab since the beginning of 2009. Overall it has been great. I am learning new things and thinking out of the box to try to solve my lab dilemmas. One thing that is probably a little different then other jobs, is that the people I work with are not only my co-workers, but my friends. We do everything together, seriously! We are at work together for eight hours, ride the shuttle to and from work, go the gym together, eat dinner together, travel together, help dye each others hair and a plethora of other things. Of course this isn't all the time, some of us have taken trips without one another, or a smaller group of us has gone somewhere together. Let me tell you it is difficult traveling in a pack of nine as opposed to a pack of three. I've made some great friends here out of this group of nine, which is good considering they could be and possibly are a few of the people I will eventually deploy with.
To name a few, Emily, she is a great girl from Pittsburgh and we actually have a ton in common, even though there is a ten year age difference! She is probably the person I am closest with here. Jennifer (Jen), was the girl I came in with down in Atlanta. Also an awesome girl, with the greatest southern accent and sayings (she is from Mississippi). Dominique (another Cali girl), is also great, she is super fun and is always willing to hang out. Missy, she was a new comer to the group, but is a riot. She has experience and we go to her for a lot of questions. Misty is our newest arrival and in fact has been here now for two weeks. She is originally from Florida and seems like a nice girl. Now for the boys......Mario (Texas) , he is so funny. He appears as this very quiet, shy guy, but once you get to know him, he is such a smack talker. He is extremely nice and was the one who I was commuting to work with while my car was getting a new bumper. Thomas (Minnesota), is the little brother I never had. We act like siblings, constantly fighting and picking on each other. Finally, Walter. Not sure how to describe him. He is the oldest in the bunch and comes from an academic background.
Well that's the group in a nutshell, I figured I would introduce you all to them, so you have an idea of who I am talking about in future posts.
