I'm writing this in my cube in the EPA. If anyone asks, this is official government business...
Monday: We met our South African Counterparts today. I feel bad about moaning about our journey when they traveled so much farther!
Having been inspired by the SAWIPs and a crash-course on speech writing, I felt rejuvenated…until the thunderstorm hit. I was literally drowned. When I say literally, I naturally don't mean literally. Let this be a lesson for you all. anyway, I had to sit having an (albeit lovely) dinner looking like a drowned rat, as Andrew poetically put it.
On Tuesday, 17th, we started work. I had already met my supervisor, Brendan Doyle, but everyone in the office took care to show me the ropes. Brendan then took me out for a lovely long lunch in Geoff's Restaurant. After a not-so-exhausting day at work, we all met up for a quick chat and everyone seemed to be happy with their placement.
On Wednesday, 18th Brendan had arranged for me to shadow deputy administrator of the Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation. A hectic day of meetings, interludes with interesting insight into the inner mechanisms of the EPA awaited me. After work, myself and and fellow UCDers went for dinner and a few drinks.
