I feel like I have a new job. Well, I do. I work for a software company based out of Washington DC. I switched departments to the product development team and am part of the performance engineering team. There is so much to learn and so much to do.
So, how was the first week? Well, for one, it was interesting. When I got to DC, it was warm. I couldn't find food late at night (I got out of my hotel after 10pm) and had to adjust to the way the folks here speak... they sound rude but I guess they are just like that, they are not really rude people.
Since then, I started working in the office, met tonnes of people and made friends. Met my new manager, he's a charming person with a million ideas. I had lunch at a few Mexican type places and am quite impressed. I ate at Baja Fresh and Chipotle. Good stuff there. There are a few places around the office with food around breakfast time... au bon pain, cosi's and corner bakery. Most are not open over the weekend... as I learned today. I did go to au bon pain today and ended up spilling coffee all over their floor. Sorry.
There are some Canadians here and I thank god for that. They make my time here reasonable. The hotel I stay in has high speed internet access but it is not free. It was for the first couple of days. So I end up staying in the office late to get my work done/finish with my internet access. I learned a few things here:
- I don't know the city at all
- I don't think there are any grocery stores anywhere close by
- Internet access is weird here
- The temp housing on N Street is really nice
- I can't find a 7-11 here
- Buy phones through amazon.com
- Alcohol like Scotch in Virginia (close by) isn't that cheap
- Poppies like the one I wear (for Remembrance Day) bring questions
I am working in the office still on Vancouver stuff and its late on a Saturday. Weird huh?
I got Skype working here and I can finally call people. I even got credits to call home and I ended up doing so. I have yet to talk to some of my friends in Vancouver even though I've tried to call them.
More Canadians are coming into the DC office next week, it should be fun to have them all here. We have an offsite going on here, so I shouldn't feel alone that much. This city will slowly have lots of people I know soon enough and we will bring a little bit of Canada to the capital of the United States.
That's it for now.
So, how was the first week? Well, for one, it was interesting. When I got to DC, it was warm. I couldn't find food late at night (I got out of my hotel after 10pm) and had to adjust to the way the folks here speak... they sound rude but I guess they are just like that, they are not really rude people.
Since then, I started working in the office, met tonnes of people and made friends. Met my new manager, he's a charming person with a million ideas. I had lunch at a few Mexican type places and am quite impressed. I ate at Baja Fresh and Chipotle. Good stuff there. There are a few places around the office with food around breakfast time... au bon pain, cosi's and corner bakery. Most are not open over the weekend... as I learned today. I did go to au bon pain today and ended up spilling coffee all over their floor. Sorry.
There are some Canadians here and I thank god for that. They make my time here reasonable. The hotel I stay in has high speed internet access but it is not free. It was for the first couple of days. So I end up staying in the office late to get my work done/finish with my internet access. I learned a few things here:
- I don't know the city at all
- I don't think there are any grocery stores anywhere close by
- Internet access is weird here
- The temp housing on N Street is really nice
- I can't find a 7-11 here
- Buy phones through amazon.com
- Alcohol like Scotch in Virginia (close by) isn't that cheap
- Poppies like the one I wear (for Remembrance Day) bring questions
I am working in the office still on Vancouver stuff and its late on a Saturday. Weird huh?
I got Skype working here and I can finally call people. I even got credits to call home and I ended up doing so. I have yet to talk to some of my friends in Vancouver even though I've tried to call them.
More Canadians are coming into the DC office next week, it should be fun to have them all here. We have an offsite going on here, so I shouldn't feel alone that much. This city will slowly have lots of people I know soon enough and we will bring a little bit of Canada to the capital of the United States.
That's it for now.
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