Blogs from Columbia, South Carolina, United States, North America - page 4

Hey again. So the other travel blog was way more complicated than I need or wanted. So I am back writing here. This has been a wierd but good summer. Brief update for those who don't know I did not go back to China. I have been living at home. I am now working at Portrait Innovations in Columbia which I like. Taking portrait pictures is a lot different then the photography I was doing but I enjoy it. I bought my first car which i am happy about. hmmmm what else. Nothing, my life consists of waking up , go running , get dressed, go to work, come home wash clothes and iron clothes and go t bed just to do it all over again. I love my life. But its all good because I ... read more

I successfully made it through the first segment of my internship assignment in New York. I spent the 3 weeks collecting and organizing demographic information for Laerdal's major market segments (Healthcare, Pre-Hospital, Professional Education, Government, and National Accounts). I used information from existing marketing plans, databases the company had purchased, previously collected demographic information from other Laerdal departments/employees, and LOTS of Google searches!! I combined all the information into Excel spreadsheets for each market segment to show comparisons across various sources and discrepancies within the existing information. I also created a "bibliography" to provide details and websites for the sources I used (in case Laerdal employees would like to access or cite the same sources in the future) and a PowerPoint presentation summarizing what I had done and th... read more

I'll be keeping this blog during my travels around the world as part of my International MBA program. My journey begins with a 3-week class in Europe (1 week each in Ireland, Portugal, and Spain.) After the class, I start a marketing internship with Laerdal Medical (a privately-held Norwegian company) and will be working in their US and Australian offices. I will spend May in Wappingers Falls, NY (1.5-2 hours outside of NYC), and then I get to spend June through mid-August in Melbourne, Australia!! I thought this would be a good way to keep friends and family updated with my adventures and photos, so I hope you enjoy!... read more

I went on a very miserable trip yesterday. It was 100 degrees and this trail said it was a six mile loop moderate to beginner. I set off and about halfway through realized I had left my water in the car. I was hot and thirsty. The trail would have been okay but there were a lot of sandy spots. When going downhill I picked up speed but I would have to slow down because of the sand. It really was not even a pretty trail. I went down to the actual park and that was pretty. i just really like water trails the nature trail really did not impress me. ... read more

So I am starting my journey around Columbia on my bike. While I am really excited about all the traveling i am going to be doing I have not really explored the place I have lived for the past four years. Yes, i have seen the daily routes but what does Columbia really have that i have not experienced. Today was beautiful I could not have asked for a more perfect day and a great place to start. The Cayce riverwalk is an easy bike by beautiful water. I took some great pictures even took time to crawl out on the rocks and drink in the beauty. If you are looking for an easy walk through the shade, like bridges the riverwalk is great. There were more people then I would have liked there are buildings ... read more