Wrapping up

Interning at Amazon I recently had the opportunity to visit a number of fulfillment centers - the places that pack and ship you your textbooks, whey protein, lady bugs, lawnmower engine, or whatever else catches your fancy.  While I'm working on a very interesting project, I'm based at headquarters in Seattle.  As a result, I don't get much regular exposure to the fulfillment centers, so seeing them up-close was a great experience.  It helped me to better understand how changes I make will affect the day-to day operations, and reminded me just how impressive it is that Amazon can assemble and fulfill millions of orders to people all across the country, all while making it possible to get that order the next day and offering free shipping.  Incredible!  

Anyway, my project is wrapping up and my internship is coming to a close.  We've planned our trip back (it should be a nicer cross-country drive in August than it was in February, though while on the trip out we were able to leave our toddler with Grandma, this time we won't be so lucky... ), and I'm beginning to think about fall classes and my thesis.  I'm surprised at how fast the time has gone, but I've definitely learned a lot and am excited to complete this milestone in the LGO experience.