Internships, C-Functions, Movember and more!

Yikes, I just realized that it's been over a month since I last posted anything here.  We've been pretty busy will a whole host of school activities and other adventures!  Some updates:

Internship!
The biggest news is that the off-cycle internships have been announced and I will be going to Sikorsky in Startford, CT to work in a supplier management role.  There is a longstanding debate within LGO about whether to do the internship off-cycle (Feb - Aug) or on-cycle (Jun - Dec).  About 25% of the class does off-cycle and the other 75% does on-cycle.  For me, the decision was mostly driven by an interest in the project (only offered off-cycle) and the fact that it met the requirements for my Aero/Astro engineering requirement.  It is also a follow-on to a previous LGO project, so I'll have a good baseline to start from.  The main difference is that I'll get two fall semesters on campus, while the on-cyclers will get two springs.  That drove a few changes to my course schedule but it didn't have any major impacts on my plan.  The two big benefits of the off-cycle internship are that I can participate in G-Lab next year and also get an extra 3 months to write my thesis!

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

C-Functions
We've had several more C-Functions in the last month including Korea, Latin America, and Mexico.  All the clubs have done an excellent job of putting on the events and we've been treated to some amazing performances by our classmates.  One of the Baltic Ocean traditions is that someone always wears a penguin suit.  This month the honor went to LGOs Cynthia and Kara!

Cynthia as the Baltic Penguin at the Korean C-Function

Photo shoot in front of the dome

Kara as the Baltic Penguin at the Latin C-Function

Movember
The month of November brought on Movember and the men (and women) of Sloan teamed up to raise money and awareness for men's health by growing ridiculous facial hair.  So far the "Mustachioed Men of Sloan" have raised more than $14,000!  Ammar had a great series of posts with pictures of the LGO 'staches, so I'll just post a few shots here.

Exploring Boston
The winter weather has arrived, but that doesn't mean an end to the exploring around Boston.  Recent excursions include discovering a third climbing gym in the area, visiting the aquarium, and eating lobster on the waterfront.

Penguin Exhibit at the NE Aquarium

Lobster Feast!

Thanksgiving in Maryland
It turns out that my brother and Cynthia's parents live within a few miles of each other in suburban Maryland, so it worked out to be a perfect destination for a quick trip over Thanksgiving.  We didn't have any travel issues in either direction and had a great time down there.

Thanksgiving Feast

Outfitting my Nephew William with MIT gear

Post-feast hike at Great Falls

10-Mile "Turkey Burn-off" run

Travel and Hospitality Trek to New York City
One of the many benefits of being at Sloan is getting seemingly endless opportunities to learn more about particular industries by doing on-site visits and "treks".  Last Friday we had the opportunity to go down to Connecticut and New York to tour companies in the Travel & Hospitality industry.  We stopped at the world HQ of Starwood Hotels, at lunch ate 'wichcraft in downtown Manhattan, met with the senior marketing team of JetBlue, and got a behind-the-scenes tour of Delta's operations at JFK.  Of course, being an aviation geek, the stops at JetBlue and Delta were most interesting to me.  The JFK tour in particular was like being a kid in a candy store; we got rare access to the Delta ground operations center in the control tower and toured around the new facilities at Terminal 4.

JetBlue HQ in Long Island City

JFK Operations for Delta Airlines - Amazing Place!

Next up is just two more days of classes, and then finals!