Chocolates and Excel Worksheets- Wayne Taylor

These past two weeks have been a crazy time of traveling around Europe and also starting my internship.

I recently went on mini-break to Munich, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland. I never really thought about going to Germany, however, I am glad that I did so. Germany was a city of many sausages, but, also, it contained great beauty. The guys and I went to the German castle built in the the  1800s ( The Beauty and the Beast castle was modeled after it), It was on a very high mountain and it even snowed while we were there.

However, the most heavy part of the trip was visiting the Dachu concentration camp. It was the first concentration camp that others were modeled to be like. This experience inspired me to continue to treat everyone with dignity and respect. It was hard to fathom the pain and the state of mind prisoners went through during that time. The place was reminiscent of terror and fear, but the church and the memorials now located there helped to show that humanity must not forget the past, and  it is our responsibility to make the future better.
                                         

Zurich, Switzerland was the next destination. Zurich was filled with amazing chocolates and amazing views.I do not even like chocolate, but Swiss chocolate is different. It is actually good. The people were kind and the museums were free. However, my budget realized that Zurich was a massive banking center. Speaking of budgets, it is possible to stick to one. The key is to set realistic expectations for a trip (things like not designating just $1 for food) and to practice self control. I definitely didn't live like a rich man on my trips, but I was able to enjoy the major things in the city.
                 


















My internship at Citit started this past Monday. I am in the Supply Chain Finance division. It is a really interesting division, because Citi acts as the "middle man" between the buyer and the seller. I work from 9-5, and the best part is that I get free hot chocolate anytime I want it. Besides the food, I work heavily with excel sheets in order to plot, interpret, and present data to both the company and clients. I have my own desk ( with two monitors... yeah, I have it like that) and a phone. I'm thoroughly enjoying helping my team with their data collection, and I get to experience global business first hand.

Well, that is my life, I know everyone is interested. My birthday is tomorrow, so I guess I should start thinking what I want to do.

Cheers!