Well, yesterday was my last scheduled interview, and the close of the interview season for me.
There's a part of me that's going to miss the travel (I think that it's the part of me that has barely gone anywhere in the past several years... the same part of me that will be tethered to a hospital for the next 5-7 years).
But at the same time, I now have enough of those little hotel soaps that my place is stuffed to the gills (Look, I'm a student with negative income.... If I'm paying for a hotel, I'm getting EVERY CENT out of it... plus, some of the hotels put out some really good swag)
My new tailored black suit, barely 5 months old, has been put through it's paces. And I'm ashamed to say that I've worn suits more often in the past 3 months than I have over the past year, at least.
My garment bag is falling apart, and Delta nearly gave me an MI on at least
two occasions (A word to the wise. Those sturdy garment bags that fold in half are awesome for keeping things organized and your clothes uncrushed. Delta just happens to have a few planes that aren't so kind to such devices. My advice: take the bag as carry-on, and yield it - if you must - at the gate. That way somebody has to physically carry that sucker down to the cargo hold. Plus, there's always the chance that you'll get it on board with you.
:-)
What's been good? Let's see:
DC: Loved the Metro; Plus there's a quaint little hotel in the city called the Embassy Inn. Small room, but all the amenities, and excellent swag, including the hand lotion (hotel sized = travel sized = convenient to carry in the suit pocket during interviews...)
Albany: Hilton Garden Inn, at the hospital rate.... Beyond awesome. The city looked amazing, with a ton of great things to see and do.
Hapeville, GA (ATL Suburb): Ubiquitous Sweet Tea, even at McDonalds (GIANT CUP! ONE DOLLAR!). Best Western. Good prices, and surprisingly luxurious. Juanito's Restaurant, across from the hotel. AUTHENTIC Mexican food, and at good prices. MARTA. Clean. Cheap. Fast. The very first Chick-Fil-A restaurant.
Pittsfield, MA: The Berkshires. Beautiful driving down the Mass Pike. No tolls heading Westbound on the Mass Pike. No Traffic on the Mass Pike. (All Mass Pike reference hold true for Albany, as well)
Baltimore: Inner Harbor. Say no more. I would make references to Blue Crab, but I'd rather not go into anaphylactic shock.
Long Branch, NJ: The Atlantic Ocean in walking distance from the hospital. The View of the ocean from the 6th floor ICU. Cluck-U Chicken. Actually, Cluck-U also holds true for Maryland.
So now, we wait... and plan.
Rank lists are due in about one month's time, and the mere act of typing it just now put my stomach in knots.
Well, time to jet.
There's a part of me that's going to miss the travel (I think that it's the part of me that has barely gone anywhere in the past several years... the same part of me that will be tethered to a hospital for the next 5-7 years).
But at the same time, I now have enough of those little hotel soaps that my place is stuffed to the gills (Look, I'm a student with negative income.... If I'm paying for a hotel, I'm getting EVERY CENT out of it... plus, some of the hotels put out some really good swag)
My new tailored black suit, barely 5 months old, has been put through it's paces. And I'm ashamed to say that I've worn suits more often in the past 3 months than I have over the past year, at least.
My garment bag is falling apart, and Delta nearly gave me an MI on at least
two occasions (A word to the wise. Those sturdy garment bags that fold in half are awesome for keeping things organized and your clothes uncrushed. Delta just happens to have a few planes that aren't so kind to such devices. My advice: take the bag as carry-on, and yield it - if you must - at the gate. That way somebody has to physically carry that sucker down to the cargo hold. Plus, there's always the chance that you'll get it on board with you.
:-)
What's been good? Let's see:
DC: Loved the Metro; Plus there's a quaint little hotel in the city called the Embassy Inn. Small room, but all the amenities, and excellent swag, including the hand lotion (hotel sized = travel sized = convenient to carry in the suit pocket during interviews...)
Albany: Hilton Garden Inn, at the hospital rate.... Beyond awesome. The city looked amazing, with a ton of great things to see and do.
Hapeville, GA (ATL Suburb): Ubiquitous Sweet Tea, even at McDonalds (GIANT CUP! ONE DOLLAR!). Best Western. Good prices, and surprisingly luxurious. Juanito's Restaurant, across from the hotel. AUTHENTIC Mexican food, and at good prices. MARTA. Clean. Cheap. Fast. The very first Chick-Fil-A restaurant.
Pittsfield, MA: The Berkshires. Beautiful driving down the Mass Pike. No tolls heading Westbound on the Mass Pike. No Traffic on the Mass Pike. (All Mass Pike reference hold true for Albany, as well)
Baltimore: Inner Harbor. Say no more. I would make references to Blue Crab, but I'd rather not go into anaphylactic shock.
Long Branch, NJ: The Atlantic Ocean in walking distance from the hospital. The View of the ocean from the 6th floor ICU. Cluck-U Chicken. Actually, Cluck-U also holds true for Maryland.
So now, we wait... and plan.
Rank lists are due in about one month's time, and the mere act of typing it just now put my stomach in knots.
Well, time to jet.
