Hello people of the internet! I decided to start another blog to keep my friends/family updated on the happenings of my life. I enjoyed writing my Cambridge blog, and got a bunch of feedback from people saying they enjoyed reading it, so I hope this blog does not disappoint and lives up to my old standards!
Before we get started here is a little review of what the short term plan for my life is: Tomorrow I start working for a catastrophe modeling company (I'll refrain from using their name here because I had to sign a lot of legal things and a non-disclosure agreement. If you want to know more about the company I'm working for I would be more than happy to answer your questions via phone or email). For the next six weeks I am in New Jersey, just across the river from lower Manhattan (COOL!), doing training with the rest of the new hires. Then in mid August I'll be flying across the country to the San Francisco area to my home office and starting a brand new life out west! Manifest Destiny!
FAQs
1. What will you be doing? hahaha goooooood question! My job title is "Risk Analyst" but I don't really know what that means yet. The company sounds cool, the work they do sounds cool, and I am just excited to be a part of it. I do know my role will be client facing, so I won't be doing the nitty gritty developing work. I was hired through a new graduate program, if there are any college seniors out there who find catastrophe modeling to be intriguing or have an interest in the insurance/reinsurance worlds definitely give me a shout and I'll tell you all about the program. You do not need to be a meteorologist, just have a quantitative major and be a ready to rock the world with your amazingness. Once I figure out what it is exactly I'll be doing, I will update here on the blog.
2. Where are you living in California? Will you be in the city of San Francisco? Another good question....I don't have an address quite yet. Right now I am in a long term hotel in New Jersey but once I get to California it's all up in the air. I know for sure I won't be in downtown San Fran, it's too expensive and the commute would be super sucky. If you know of anyone in the south or east bay looking for a roommate let me know! Once I have a California address I am sure I'll be the happiest person on the planet and will, again, update here.
3. Do you know anyone out there? Nope. I have some contacts from my Kappa days and will definitely be joining an alum group but other than that I am solidly on my own. Nothing like going from the kiddie pool of college life to the deep end of adult world solo!
If you have any other questions, shoot me an email or leave a comment below. I'm pretty bored at the moment so I'll probably answer quickly!
What I've been up to for the past 24hrs
I arrived here about 4:30 yesterday evening and have been slowly exploring the area. During my ride from the airport to my hotel the driver told me how much he loves the company I'll be working for. He has been driving its employees around for 15 or 16 years now. He told me know everyone is always so courteous and the company really spares no expense when it comes to the employees. There is one guy he regularly drives to/from the airport 2-3 times a week for when he flies to Bermuda for business, crazy cakes! And he said the company spending/hiring habits seem to not have been hurt during the recession, all good news for a new employee! He was so encouraging, wished me luck as I started my new career, and said he will see me soon because he literally drives them everywhere.
The hotel is nice, all the rooms had been renovated just over a year ago so it's all still pretty fresh and not outdated. I have a studio suite meaning there is a kitchen with full sized fridge, dishwasher, two burner electric stove, all the kitchen tools I could need (but not a cork screw! blasphemy!), a large desk that kinda elbows out to a small eating table, queen sized bed, recliner, and a TV. The closet doesn't have enough hangers for my liking but let's face it, I have too many clothes. Generally it's pretty nice and the employees are all friendly. The maintenance man saw me struggling to get out of the elevator and helped me bring my bags to my room.
In the area are plenty of restaurants and I even found a mall just a couple of blocks away with a movie theater inside. The most convenient thing is that on the same street as my hotel there is a dry cleaners, nail salon, and liquor store. I have a feeling I'll be hitting all those up pretty quickly. Yesterday and today I did some walking around and found a nearby grocery store as well. Unfortunately it is hotter than hell right now (heat index of 110) so I haven't been able to explore today quite as much as I had hoped. But I did check out the mall! It's really nothing special, just an average mall, but it did have a CVS and I was able to get in on the last day of the Bath and Body Works semi-annual sale and get myself some soap which was another one of the strange things my room didn't come equipped with.
Other than my mall and grocery store outing the day has been kinda blah. I'll probably go use the fitness center because I'm bored, then shower because I'll probably stink. I have some more paperwork to fill out before tomorrow and ironing of clothes to do too. Like I said, today is just blah. But I'll take a blah day before I start working because who knows what this week holds. If you're bored too and want to chat give me a call!
**Since I love them so much, if you want a postcard from me in the near or distant future send me your address and I'll be more than happy to send one**
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