Week 8: Positive People

One thing I will definitely miss when I leave Costa Rica in just two weeks is the people. I have had such a positive experience with everyone here, at my internship, in the short course, and while exploring the country. All of the Costa Ricans I have met love their...

Week 8: A Little on Costa Rica

Nearly two months have passed now since we boarded the plane to Costa Rica. I didn’t know what to expect and perhaps, as a prospective student Dear Reader (if that is what you are), you are unsure as well. After this little blog there are two more entries before I am...

Keeping Busy – Week 8

This past week of work flew by! As I expected, the four-day work week was quite busy. My projects have really been picking up, with multiple deadlines quickly approaching. The most recent team project I was put on has been in progress since May, and was promised to be...

Week 7: Internship Reflections

At the end of the fifth week of my internship, I reflect on my time at Boston Scientific so far. I am working in the Process Development (PD) department. This is an area that I didn’t know much about before I started, but has been a really exciting place to work. PD...

Week Seven – Live and Learn

There are good weeks. These weeks leave you feeling a sense of accomplishment and pride—a knowledge that time has passed and you’ve leapt forward into new territory, conquered fading enemies, completed missions, made new connections, even found a niche in the world...