Post #4 - March 22

This week has been a mixture of failures, with some limited successes.

My initial internship contact fell through. It turns out that this man, who works for Apple, works with too many classified products for me to intern/volunteer/shadow his work.. So... that isn't going to happen.

That being said, I have at least two more contacts! (I don't have their consent to use their names... so I'll just use letters).

V works Hitachi Data Systems (a company that deals with massive data storage for companies and enterprises). Although I asked her about volunteering, she felt that my time would be better spent with someone else. Luckily for me, she is checking in with other contacts of hers. While her contacts at Facebook and LinkedIn only allow college-level interns, she still has three other people she is contacting. She is going to get back to me as soon as possible and we are still communicating via email (primarily regarding volunteer/internship details).

B works for a company that makes products for "the IT [Information Technology] business space." Although she seems a bit too tied up to be able to support a volunteer/intern, she is checking in with other people throughout the office space. However, everyone she has connected with so far seems to have trouble supporting 15 hours a week... Thankfully, she volunteered to keep checking in with her coworkers and I have thanked her for that. Even though she has my phone number, she's communicating with me via text.

On a separate note, I have managed to install Unity on all my devices which means I can get started familiarizing myself with the software. I also have software that lets Tom and I collaborate on a single project from two different locations. This will let us be able to work from our own homes during Senior Project and communicate using programs like Skype (it's kind of like a free internet phone service).


This is where I am right now. Please comment if anything is unclear and/or requires clarification.