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Polar Bears, Pandas and Jumping out planes!

0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Time sure does fly! I can’t believe that we are now in week 6 of our internship and the end draws near. The last few weeks have certainly been eventful here in San Diego both in and out of work. The summer...

Published 17-Jul-2012 18:50 by Kerr McEwan

Filed under: saltire, Strathclyde University, San Diego, Glasgow

A lot has happened!

It has been at least a couple of weeks since my last post and wow! A lot has happened! I am now in charge of the process that is the development of a new Envision Solar website. So far I have been in contact with several web designers, had Skype meetings...

Published 17-Jul-2012 17:53 by Sean Bell

Filed under: Sky Dive, San Diego, Envision Solar, Web Design, surfing, USS Midway

Busy doesn't even cover it

As the title may explain the last two weeks have been so packed I havent even had time to write a Blog post. So this will be a 2 for 1 effort (although it will probably still be shorter than some of the others i have read). Work at Envision generally...

Published 24-Jun-2012 19:15 by Sean Bell

Filed under: saltire, week 3, San Diego, Envision Solar, Busy, surfing

Generically Witty Title about my Arrival at San Diego

First off I apologise for any mistakes made. I am not used to blogging so you may have to bear with me! So where to begin? I arrived in San Diego last night (at the time of writing it is currently around 7am local time) not knowing what to expect and...

Published 10-Jun-2012 14:12 by Sean Bell

Filed under: california, Week 1., San Diego, Envision Solar, Saltire Internship

From Caledonia to California

Nine weeks ago I departed from rainy Edinburgh and landed more than half a day later in sunny San Jose. Now, I would like to reflect on this time and my experience. The weather here has been just amazing and it often took me by surprise, when I walked...

Published 08-Sep-2011 4:43 by Kai Bestmann

Filed under: finance, employment, America, USA, rain, Accounting, california, national semiconductor, U.S.A, travel, sightseeing, Thank you. Reflection, 2011, University of Stirling, Scotland, San Diego, last week, L.A., Palo Alto

The penultimate week

This has been my penultimate working week at National and a busy one. My manager has been out in the last few days to Texas Instruments in Dallas, TX to meet some of the managers there for the upcoming closing deal between National and TI. Everybody now...

Published 02-Sep-2011 8:25 by Kai Bestmann

Filed under: finance, USA, Accounting, california, national semiconductor, U.S.A, silicon valley, 2011, University of Stirling, San Diego, Week 9, Palo Alto, Stanford

Terrified in Disneyland

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 We are more than half way through our time on our Saltire experience; it’s funny to think how much experience I have gained just in these 5 weeks. So since my last blog, a...

Published 18-Aug-2011 16:28 by Yvonne Heneghan

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, San Diego, Envision Solar, rgu

Oy Vey

Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE So Oy Vey is Yiddish for, well, it's difficult to explain. Wikipedia defines it as "Oh Woe" but that has too...

Published 18-Aug-2011 4:26 by Reuben Sagar

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Disneyland, the university of aberdeen, San Diego, Envision Solar, bar mitzvahs, birthdays, weddings, Yiddish, salsa

Hotel - $100, Ticket to Disneyland - $105, Seeing the Face of Fellow Saltire Intern on Rollercoaster - Priceless.

0 0 1 510 2911 University of St.Andrews 24 6 3415 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE Wow! A lot has happened since my last blog! The last 10 days have been absolutely packed and this is our first night in in ages! Work has been incredibly...

Published 10-Aug-2011 2:27 by Helena Murphy

Filed under: Saltire Foundation, Disneyland, st andrews, San Diego, L.A., Helena Murphy, Envision Solar

The commitment phase

Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Commitment; usually with new jobs you have that three week probation period, where you decide whether this was for you or not, whether you feel you want to commit to...

Published 29-Jul-2011 0:44 by Reuben Sagar

Filed under: saltire, EnvisionSolar, the university of aberdeen, San Diego, Webinars, Highland Cathedral, ComiCon, Super Marios

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