My flights to Bryson City were long... yet I must have had some good karma built because all of them were at least ten minutes early. What a relief! I sat in the Denver Airport for my longest layover and thought about the month ahead. I knew that I was really excited... yet the nerves began to set in. Finally, I landed in Asheville and took a short drive to my new home for the month. I checked into my hotel and began to get settled. I unpacked, and fell right asleep after a long day. On Sunday, I took a walk around town for the first time. I thought it would take me all day to explore my new surroundings when in fact, it only took me a few hours. I had lunch in my hotel, as well as dinner, and fell asleep again with my first day at the railroad looming ahead.
When I woke up, I quickly got dressed in my best business casual clothes and took the 5 minute walk to work across the river. After a two hour long new employee orientation we packed up and hit the road for a job fair my mentor was attending. After a half hour drive we arrived at a very large community college and I spent the next four hours talking about the railroad to a bunch of potential new employees. I quickly learned a lot about the railroad, the people that they are looking for and the job positions that they have in their structure. It was a really neat way to begin my time at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad.
Along with my first day selfie, be sure to click the link to my google photos album about my LINK Internship where I will be posting a ton of photos about my experience.
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When I woke up, I quickly got dressed in my best business casual clothes and took the 5 minute walk to work across the river. After a two hour long new employee orientation we packed up and hit the road for a job fair my mentor was attending. After a half hour drive we arrived at a very large community college and I spent the next four hours talking about the railroad to a bunch of potential new employees. I quickly learned a lot about the railroad, the people that they are looking for and the job positions that they have in their structure. It was a really neat way to begin my time at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad.
Along with my first day selfie, be sure to click the link to my google photos album about my LINK Internship where I will be posting a ton of photos about my experience.
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As I write this, I am sitting in my new favorite coffee shop, Sagebrush Coffeehouse. Decorated with cowboy hats, lassos and antlers it feels very North Carolina yet also has a sense of home. Each cup of coffee also comes with a quote on the cup, which just shows you the southern hospitality that these people provide every day. I am really really going to like it here.