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It's the final countdown...duh duh duh duhhh, duh duh duh duh duh (my titles are getting worse..it's a theme)!

Week 7 has flown by far too fast and I am sad to say that we are officially in the 5 day countdown to leaving Boston for the summer. Work has reached a steady state, whereby I am comfortable in the areas that I am trained on, and know my daily tasks that...

Published 30-Aug-2010 16:55 by Stephanie Armstrong

Filed under: Boston, Genzyme, week 7, University of St Andrews

Ohhhhh Hokey Pokey Pokey...Ohhhh Hokey Pokey Pokey (Or is it Cokey?)

Hello everyone, I can't believe that it's Monday morning and I am sitting writing my blog again! Time is going too fast and I only have 10 more days left in the QC Micro Lab. After thinking that I had all the time in the world, I have not had...

Published 23-Aug-2010 15:12 by Stephanie Armstrong

Filed under: Boston, Genzyme, week 6, University of St Andrews

15 Seconds of Fame!

The past week has been yet again filled with busy working days, a packed social schedule and not enough sleep..this seems now to be the way of life here and I couldn't be having a better time. I have been continuining my work at Genzyme, helping the...

Published 13-Aug-2010 14:20 by Stephanie Armstrong

Filed under: Boston, Genzyme, America, week 5

Sight Seeing Central

This past week has seen the half way mark of my time at Genzyme approach far too quickly! Each working day has been very fast paced, as the lab in general has been preparing for shut downs in various facilities across the Framingham site. My work has...

Published 09-Aug-2010 18:24 by Stephanie Armstrong

Filed under: Boston, Genzyme, week 4

I'm a lobster.

Hello everyone, It has been another brilliant and busy week here in Boston. The week started off with a trip to Salem on Sunday with my parents and Christine where the Salem witch trials that are the basis of Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’...

Published 02-Aug-2010 19:04 by Stephanie Armstrong

Filed under: Genzyme, week 3

Hi, I'm Stephanie...and I'm from Scotland...

Week two is now over and it has flown by just as fast as before. Monday saw me attempting to work out the 7am shuttle bus to Framingham, and then a second internal shuttle bus to my building that I will be working at for the next coming weeks. It was...

Published 25-Jul-2010 14:29 by Stephanie Armstrong

Filed under: Boston, Genzyme, week 2

lonely/only 'weegie' in Boston.....

Hey y'all, I thought I'd better update my blog since so much has happened in the last week so this may be a long 1....!! Basically, as my title suggests no-one understands me over here! Its as though I have crash landed on this foreign land where...

Published 19-Jul-2010 0:12 by Christine Barr

Filed under: Boston, Genzyme, cambridge

'Park Ya Car In The Harvard Yard''

Hello everybody, The end of the first week in Boston has arrived and I can tell already that the next 7 are going to fly by just as fast. After a long day of travelling last Saturday, I arrived in Boston expecting to see my fellow Genzyme intern, Christine...

Published 18-Jul-2010 19:39 by Stephanie Armstrong

Filed under: Boston, Genzyme

3 more sleeps...!

Hi guys, I'm Christine! I am just finished my fourth year studying Chemical Engineering at Strathclyde University. I've got one more year to go after this fabulous summer that I'm about to embark on! Tonight I am spending one last night with...

Published 07-Jul-2010 21:50 by Christine Barr

Filed under: Boston, Genzyme, Engineering

Boston on Saturday,,,everyone has a better title than me!

Hello everyone, I'm Steph and I have just finished my penultimate year at St Andrews Uni studying Biochemistry. Having spent the last few summers working in a school uniform shop, I am very excited/relieved that I will finally be doing something much...

Published 06-Jul-2010 16:45 by Stephanie Armstrong

Filed under: Boston, Genzyme

Where to go from here...

For the past 2 months I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here and would love to do it over again. 8 weeks just doesn’t seem long enough, you just about get settled and established with the people you work with and then its time to go home. From our...

Published 04-Sep-2009 15:01 by Kirsty Davies

Filed under: Boston, Genzyme

...that's life!

Just the past two weeks I feel I have accomplished so much. Last week I was given the chance to attend and observe animal surgeries, which I was quite apprehensive about beforehand. Thankfully, I found the experience to be very interesting and I was also...

Published 04-Sep-2009 12:48 by Kirsty Davies

Filed under: Boston, Genzyme

The cost of saving a life

We ended week 7 in high spirits by hosting a party at our apartment, where we were able to share the amazing view with friends and to strengthen those bonds with everyone that we have met over here. It was also an opportunity for Genzyme and Liberty Mutual...

Published 24-Aug-2009 14:33 by Kirsty Davies

Filed under: Boston, Genzyme

week 5 draws to a close...

So the weeks are ticking by, a little too quickly for my liking. I am definitely all settled into my position at work, the routine of getting up at 6am everyday and trying to use my weekends as wisely as possible. Such as going to Cape Cod, doing a Duck...

Published 14-Aug-2009 16:45 by Kirsty Davies

Filed under: Genzyme

'The American Dream'

Well it's nearing the half way point of my stay in Boston and I can safely say that I have not had one thing to grumble about. I am loving every minute and each week brings new sites and challenges, in and out of work. We recently said farewell to...

Published 06-Aug-2009 15:35 by Kirsty Davies

Filed under: opportunity, internship, Genzyme, America, Motivation

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It's the final countdown...duh duh duh duhhh, duh duh duh duh duh (my titles are getting worse..it's a theme)!

Ohhhhh Hokey Pokey Pokey...Ohhhh Hokey Pokey Pokey (Or is it Cokey?)

15 Seconds of Fame!

Sight Seeing Central

I'm a lobster.

Hi, I'm Stephanie...and I'm from Scotland...

lonely/only 'weegie' in Boston.....

'Park Ya Car In The Harvard Yard''

3 more sleeps...!

Boston on Saturday,,,everyone has a better title than me!

Where to go from here...

...that's life!

The cost of saving a life

week 5 draws to a close...

'The American Dream'