16 Days Until Thanksgiving

Hello Everyone!


I know it has been almost 2 weeks since I last posted but I have been extremely busy. Last Wednesday night a venture capitalist came to talk to the freshmen business students. He told us all about his job as well as good things to include in the company business plans we are writing. Let me just say that I WANT TO BE A VENTURE CAPITALIST! The guy that presented was only 26 years old which makes him one of the youngest venture capitalists in the country. After conducting a little research I have discovered that statistically the venture capital field is made up of 100% men and the average age is 48. Leave it to me to always want what seems impossible. Last Friday was Halloween which was really fun because one of my roommate's friends visited and we all got dressed up in costumes. The city of Boston turned into one big Halloween party. From the subway to the highway the streets were covered with college students in costume. Saturday and Sunday were by far the best part of the week because my friend Teddy came to visit. Point of Information-Teddy was the guy I want to Junior Prom with and who moved to MA 1 year ago. He met me at Northeastern for dinner and then we drove to his house. On the way to his house we drove through Salem which was really exciting because it was all decorated for Halloween. I was really excited to visit Teddy's new house and spend time catching up with his parents. Teddy's mom is the VP of Marketing for Charles River and she told me about this great internship I may want to apply for in the future. Nothing else really exciting happened until Tuesday which was election day. At 11 pm when CNN projected Obama as the winner, the city of Boston went crazy. Thousands of students from many colleges ran out onto the streets and started screaming with excitement. A group of students started a parade that went all the way down the main street and ended with a swim in the reflection pool. I am proud to say I was at the library writing a financial report and not gallivanting through the city in the cold. On Friday at 8pm the HUSKY HUNT began! This 24 hour scavenger hunt was so much fun but really exhausting. The craziest part of the evening was from 11:30 pm to 7am when my group of 5 was stuck in Cambridge. The public transportation closes at 12:30 and we were not allowed to use a taxi. Luckily, we had so many clues to collect that the subway was open an hour before we were ready to get on. My team did really well but we won't find out the results until December. I have no school today due to Veterans Day so I am very busy preparing my business plan and presentation. We have a presentation tomorrow and the final project is due right after Thanksgiving break. My group is doing really well and we think we are on our way to the final 4. Have a great week! 16 days until Thanksgiving!

Love,
Mallory