11 Hours One Way

Hey guys and gals,

I spoke last week about how I am going up to Pennsylvania for the weekend. I will tell you that I am not going on a trip for a while. The drive was 11 hours straight while in a small car. It was uncomfortable, it was tight, the outlets did not work, and the radio was being controlled by girls. The whole being in Pennsylvania was fun, but the drive will not happen again for a while.

On a different note, I just noticed that there are people living in the woods across the street from my house. I live in a residential neighborhood with many houses, but there are woods across the street with a little path. There are at least two different guys I have seen walk in and out of there living in tents that I can see through the trees. I have called the cops twice already, but they have not done much yet. I am just a little concerned because I live with my girlfriend and I do not want her to have to worry about walking outside at night. I do not know exactly what I am going to do if the cops do not take action removing them.

Anyways, I will see everybody on Wednesday and good luck on your presentations.

Ryan

Hershey Park

What is up Class,

This blog post will be all about how my weekend is going to unravel. 

My girlfriend, Kara, will be turning 23 on Thursday. I asked her what she wanted to do for it a long time ago, and the first thing out of her mouth was Hershey Park in Pennsylvania. I thought it was kind of a joke, but no. She called her sister and they planned everything for the trip.

We will be leaving on Thursday to head up to Columbia. Her sister is in school there, and we will have a place to stay for the night. I am taking Kara out to dinner for her birthday to her favorite Sushi spot in Columbia. That will be a good dinner.

The next morning we will be leaving very early in the morning to head on up to a 9 hour drive. I am going to be driving on this trip, so yeah for me. We will arrive at the hotel just outside of the park and do whatever it is you do at Hershey Park. I am kind of scared to see what is going to happen. Kara and her sister used to go there as kids every summer, but I am sure this was when they were very little. Parks are different when you get a little older and taller in my experience.

I will have to make the best of it because it is my baby's birthday. I will have an update next week if there is any funny stories that come out of this trip.

See you'll in class,

Ryan G

Career Fair

Hello Class

I went to my first career fair today. I know I have been talking about finding jobs lately, but I am in the process of weeding out exactly what it is that I want to do. I think I want to do something with construction. Project Management and Operations are something that interests me and I believe it will be the choice I take. I have been talking with several people and hopefully something turns out. As for the career fair, there were several businesses that caught my eye and I will be following up with them.

The overall process with the career fair was rather intimidating. I have never been to one before, so that is probably the reason. Booths and lines with people that want to recruit you is how I saw it today. I made a map before I went to know where I needed to go. It helped me not got suckered into a company I had no knowledge of. 

I am still in the hunt for that perfect job, but I know it will happen. 

Ryan Griffin

Finding a Job

Hola Class,

I have had a pretty good week since the last time I wrote. Paper was finally finished and my speech was pretty good. I was a little nervous, but I am glad I got it out of the way.

This blog is about my struggle in finding a career. I have been searching for a full time job for about a year now. I have had no luck and I am starting to worry that I am doing it all wrong. The job search is also one of the reasons I am in school now. I want to further my education while increasing the appeal of my resume. I have talked to many people and have a mentor that is guiding me on a direction that will hopefully aid me in the long run. The only thing is that I need a job now to start anywhere. I am looking in many different fields as well which might be a problem. 

Overall, I know something will come along which will catch my eyes. I have a meeting tonight with a recruiter and he will guide me along my way. His job is to find jobs so that will benefit me in my search. 

Cross your fingers and wish me luck,

Ryan Griffin

Busy Week

Hello Class,

I hope everyone has had a good weekend. I just hung out, worked, and went to a concert on Saturday night at the Music Farm. I didn't really know who the guy was, but it was still fun.

Well I got to Sunday and realized that I had a 7 page paper due Tuesday and a speech to finish up for Wednesday. I started to freak out just a little bit. The paper was not all that bad, I just had to put a lot extra into it that I have never done before.

The next step was to work on the speech and get the powerpoint prepared. It has been a while since I have done this, so I hope not everyone laughs at me. Ha I believe it will be fine except for the fact that I am doing it on my Mac. There is a button that converts it to PPT, but I know something will happen right before I step up to talk. This will be proof just incase that happens.

That is all I have been doing since I last spoke.

Till next time,

Ryan