More Training!

Being my first internship experience, this is the first time I have to go through such an intensive period of training – not to mention the plethora of documents and procedures that must be read for all the different tasks we may come across. This week we were...

Finding My Comfort Zone – Week 4

Working in manufacturing engineering these past few weeks has definitely put me outside of my comfort zone. The medical technology discussed at work is all familiar, but the jargon and approach to solving manufacturing problems still seems a bit foreign to me,...

Week 4: Prototypes and Communication

While we (Michael, Erica, and myself) were sitting in the hot springs in Arenal this past Saturday, Michael asked us what the most challenging part of the internship has been. The answer was simple and immediate: the language barrier. I speak rudimentary Spanish. When...