I cant believe that 3 weeks have already flown by. The first two weeks of sabbatical were a little busy with weddings and volunteering so it was really nice to have very little planned going into week 3. I started reading “The Shack” this week and am loving it. This book has been on my list of books to read for sometime now and I am really enjoying finally getting a chance to read it. I am hoping to finish it by the end of the week. I’ve also used this time to get back into running seriously. I figured now that the weather is getting cooler, it is about time I start getting serious again and start training for my next half marathon. The goal is to be ready to run the Cowtown Half Marathon at the end of February!
Along with lots of relaxing this week, I did have a bit of fun last Saturday. I was asked to come back to McMurry to be a guest speaker for their LEAP leadership conference. The conference was held for students that are currently at McMurry. 18 alumni in various degree fields came together to talk to the students about their journey since graduating from McMurry as well as provide any advice we wish we had known before entering the “real world”. I was 1 of 4 alum representing the Computer Science department. 2 of the guys graduated before I came to McMurry so it was great to meet them and hear about what they are doing now. The other alum and I graduated in 2015 together so it was really great catching up with him! I probably would never have talked to him again otherwise, so that was cool. I have only been out of college for a little over 2 years, so it was a little strange sitting across from students so eager to hear what we had to say. Wasnt I just in your seat?! I met a lot of really great students and by the end of the day I really felt like I might have provided some pretty good advice. I was also given the opportunity to talk up FD which is always fun. I did not know FDLIC existed until one of my professors gave me the information for the summer apprenticeship. Only 1 or 2 of the 50 something students in that seminar room had ever heard of FDLIC, so I took the opportunity to give them my version of who FDLIC is and the opportunities available to them through us. I’m no recruiter, but I was able to speak from personal experience about what a wonderful place I have the opportunity to work for. I am hoping to see a little more participation from McMurry when apprenticeship and internship application come around in all departments!
After talking about my job and coding all day Saturday, I really am excited to get back into the swing of things! I’m looking forward to spending this last week relaxing and finishing up a few small things around the house so that everything will be ready to go come Wednesday. Until next time! 🙂