by Erica | Jul 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of the greatest challenges during the past few weeks has been the language barrier. I took Spanish classes for four years in school, but had no other experiences with the language until coming to Costa Rica. Now, having to communicate in Spanish, not only for...
by Luis Gené | Jul 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
This week was very intense compared to the rest as we got to do a little bit of everything in a relatively short amount of time. On Monday we attended a Sampling Plan & Validation training which really helped understand the way processes are guaranteed to do what...
by Jeannette | Jul 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
Let me tell you a story. A Costa Rican man wakes before dawn. His family, wife and five children, sleep soundly though the house—open to the outside as there is no door—is warm, the air sticky and filled with the buzz of insects. He pulls a long sleeve shirt...
by Michael | Jul 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
This past week at work was tough. I got through it, but there were bumps along the road that made the week a little frustrating at times. The biggest bumps were caused by rifts in communication. Communication is key, especially when working with others as a team....
by Erica | Jul 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
This internship at Boston Scientific is the first internship I have had at a medical device company. Therefore, these past three weeks have been a new experience and have opened my eyes to many aspects of the field. At the beginning of my time here, I was assigned to...
