I was a little nervous and not sure how my first day was going to go, especially after I had
left my apartment and
walked not even a block before I realized that my shoes where making my weekend trophy sand flea
bites really itchy, but I did not have time to go
back and change. Upon arriving I met most of team and they gave me a little
tour, which included the kitchen. Normally I wouldn't comment on the kitchen tour, but it has the MOST spectacular view of the Auckland
harbor! I thought to myself “I could get used to working here!” In the
morning I read a few articles about an ongoing study one of team members is
working on. It is about developing an algorithm to predict recovery of motor
function in arms after stroke. Is not every day you can just walk into a
project like that! I feel very fortunate to be working with a team of people
who are working on some amazing projects.
I was amazed by how after only a few hours I was really starting to feel like one of team members and not just an intern, even though I am still doing intern work, like having the age-old battle with stupid copier machine. At lunch time everyone sat down together which was really nice, and apparently the norm. We talked about places to go in Auckland, our dogs, and about upcoming travels. I also learned that they all run together in the Auckland Domain on Tuesdays and Thursdays. So tomorrow I will be taking a nice run with the people I work with. This is something that would never have crossed my mind to do with the people I have interned/worked for in the United States. Work relationships are just different here, and I LIKE it. In the afternoon I got down to the business of fact checking. Part of my responsibilities this semester are to check and note the facts and timing of studies that are being reviewed for a paper. The study hypothesizes that most rehabilitation trials are not being done at the right time after a stroke has occurred, so fact checking is actually an important task. I have only been here one day, and I already feel so welcome, and so involved with a team doing some very cool research.
I was amazed by how after only a few hours I was really starting to feel like one of team members and not just an intern, even though I am still doing intern work, like having the age-old battle with stupid copier machine. At lunch time everyone sat down together which was really nice, and apparently the norm. We talked about places to go in Auckland, our dogs, and about upcoming travels. I also learned that they all run together in the Auckland Domain on Tuesdays and Thursdays. So tomorrow I will be taking a nice run with the people I work with. This is something that would never have crossed my mind to do with the people I have interned/worked for in the United States. Work relationships are just different here, and I LIKE it. In the afternoon I got down to the business of fact checking. Part of my responsibilities this semester are to check and note the facts and timing of studies that are being reviewed for a paper. The study hypothesizes that most rehabilitation trials are not being done at the right time after a stroke has occurred, so fact checking is actually an important task. I have only been here one day, and I already feel so welcome, and so involved with a team doing some very cool research.
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