Summer internship rants and raves

Hey all,

How's the summer going? If you are in banking, I'm guessing you'll see this post only after your internship. If, however, you are doing something else, please share.

I just finished my first week at work. A few stories to get us started.

Rants:
- First day I had to work 9 - 5 and I was exhausted. It's funny how you can survive sleeping 4-5 hours a day and get lots of things done when in school , but are completely out of training with staying focused and productive for 8+ hours straight (without a power nap!!!).
- Commuting sucks. Commuting on a motorcycle sucks a little less, but it still sucks, specially when it's hot and you are stuck in rush hour jams.
- Getting up before 7am sucks. I want to go back to the 8-ish school schedule.

Raves:
- Getting a decent paycheck (or one in the making, at least) is a huge emotional push, after seeing your account get depleted at a steady and faster-than-planned rate for an entire year.
- Feeling confident about a task or project that would have felt out of your league before school feels nice.
- Relating your job with what you've been learning for the past year feels great.

I guess that as school memories fade a little, I will be able to put things in perspective and start missing school. I'm predicting I'll start missing school around Thursday next week...

That's all I have for now.
L.