Today is a personal celebration day for me. Aside for that, this summer has been going really well. I'm loving my experience at Bond Brothers. The team, the work scope, the environment are just simply fantastic. Even though Phil Mauch will think I dislike Mondays, he couldn't be any more wrong. I do dislike the fact I have to wake up so early, but even the long drive (1 hour at least, and occasional almost 2 hour driving) aren't as painful as they were at first. I'm still trying to take the train inside, all I need is to go to bed early in order to wake up at 5. Yet, I'm very happy, and I'm enjoying all the learning I'm having. I do enjoy the fact I'm able to help people however I can, and I love sometimes just sitting and listening to the many engineering things that they are talking about and that I can understand.
But, one of the biggest things going on outside of work right now for me, is a project I've got started a couple of months ago for our UML ASCE Student Chapter.
The idea was born with my own troubles. There I was, a junior trying to figure out what specialization I was going to take. When I talked to the people that surrounded me, I realized that they were in the same boat. Yet, as I talked to younger students at school I realized that they just had gone through a doubt that I had by the time I was finishing high school "What career should I choose? What degree do I want to pursuit?"
Yes, chances are that most of us will go through questions like that as we try to define our lives. The decision that defines our lives, career, money, satisfaction, objectives, goals, passion, education, learning... how do we know we are making the right choice?
Feels like, most of the time, we'll know what a decision is after we live through it. I can now tell, that my decision to going to UMass Lowell, was very well done, as a short & long term economic investment, and as the amazing community I've came to find there. At the Civil and Environmental Department, I'm home. And I'm not the only one. We accept & make our best efforts to grow as a team, as a community, as the family we are.
Yet, looking at the past that is not a definite answer for what life & things are still going to be and as a member of the community I entered, I saw the potential of improving our Professional Development opportunities. Though I had my initial ideas, those ideas were better perfected, and advised by many people around me, including professor Dr. Hajduk.
From one of Dr. Hajduk's adviced, I noticed that our school website needed to be updated, but instead of just trying to update it, I decided to also improve it, reduce the amount of maintenance at the same time that I can make it easy and accessible for new students to proceed in maintaining and keep updating it. Giving it a sleek new design that shows our value and attitude. Lastly, in order to update I'm choosing to not solely delegate tasks, but include students that are open to the opportunity of writing articles and also be a part of this project.
To me in the end, I am not just solving my questions by helping other people improve their lives, academics & career. Through others participation, and by the broad range & potential public that will come to this website and benefit from the information about what is Civil and Environmental Engineering, or information about the projects and events we have, & also relevant information that can help their careers we are together making each other better.
That, is definitely something I want to do in my life & career. Improve, Develop, Learn, Work with and for people (like I always like to joke, I'm Brazilian, and I can keep on talking...).
To all of those that are part of this journey, and have been committing to help, I really, honestly, appreciate your intent. :)
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Albert Einstein
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