Internship{s}

This summer I'm guaranteed to speed at least 6 weeks deployed with an operational unit, but for the other 5 weeks of my summer I've applied for an internship. Well, actually, I applied for 5 internships. The first was an aviation internship, since I want to be a pilot. The next 4 were through the engineering department at my school, they were NASA, Sandia National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. They were all pretty selective internships, only 8 people were picked for the aviation internship out of my class, and they only send 2 people to NASA and 4 to each national laboratory. Turns out I was accepted to the aviation internship and have been selected for one of the engineering ones as well, although they have only told me I'm probably getting my first or second choice (NASA or Sandia, respectively). I'm pretty excited, I was definitely surprised to find out that I was selected for both. Unfortunately I can only pick one, so I declined the aviation internship and went with an engineering one. I'm thinking that the engineering one is too huge of an opportunity to pass up - I'll either be working at NASA or working on the cutting edge of classified military equipment. Pretty much a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for most people I would say, and I am certainly no exception. The aviation internship would be an absolute blast, but comparatively I think the engineering internship would be more beneficial to me, certainly if I decide to go to grad school and probably if I go to flight school, also. My only hope is that my internship occurs in the beginning of the summer so that I can be present when my high school buddy, Shane, gets married! I wouldn't want to miss that for the world.

I'll keep y'all posted!

-Storm

Things

Few things compare to spring after a long winter. Seriously, this past weekend was the most beautiful weekend we've had since sometime last September, and as a result, almost everyone I have seen today appears quite refreshed. At least compared to normal (the academy is still a grind, but relatively speaking - much refreshed). I love spring and fall so much, however summer is also great. Basically what I'm driving at is this: I love the heat. I grew up in West Texas where summers meant a seat buckle so hot that it would literally burn you. Cassette tapes (yes, I remember the cassette tapes) that would melt if left exposed in the car during the day. Sidewalks hot enough to cook an egg (not recommended for eating, pretty gritty...).

Suffice it to say, I love the warmth returning!

Also I worked out for the first time in about 2 weeks (the time it has been since I contracted the poison oak). That also feels amazing, I was really beginning to miss the workouts. Not that I am some jacked-up gym rat, but at the same time I do enjoy working out everyday, even if I only work out for about an hour a day.

Hopefully the weather and poison oak continue to improve, I'm ready for summer already!