Day Four – Its a Secret!
Today we had a much more leisurely start than yesterday. We only had to be up by 0900 with a muster time of 0950. We were given the opportunity to visit Palantir, who do not normally accept visitors, as well as have lunch with a couple of their engineers. Our wakeup was later than the… Continue reading Day Four – Its a Secret!
Day Three – Just Settling In!
Today began with the earliest morning expected of us on the trip. We were expected down at breakfast by 0700 with a planned departure from the hotel at 0745. We were meeting with NetApp and they had given us the unique opportunity to chat with several senior engineers on their staff. We got to meet… Continue reading Day Three – Just Settling In!
Day Two – Here We Come!
Today was the first day of company visits. It started with an earlier morning than the day before with an 8:00 mark off and a 9:45 muster in the lobby. Jake and I were still experimenting with our breakfast, however, and we ended up with rice, pork patties, toast and tater tots. We had also… Continue reading Day Two – Here We Come!
Day One – Tourism Central!
Yesterday we were told to be downstairs at breakfast by 8:00 sharp, not a second later. I was woken by my roommate at 7:52 in the morning. We made it out the door fully dressed at 7:55 and down a breakfast at 7:56. All in all not a bad effort. We had a quick breakfast… Continue reading Day One – Tourism Central!
Day Zero – There’s a world to see!
Today marked the beginning of the adventure of a lifetime, the chance to experience something possible nowhere else. The adventure began with a muster at the Canberra airport, parents and children alike scrambling for information and reassurances of the trip to come. Through the chaos we were able to assemble briefly to take a couple… Continue reading Day Zero – There’s a world to see!
And He’s Off
After months of planning the school trip to San Francisco finally commenced today. Matthew packed and repacked his bags numerous times over the past 24 hours and we were are the airport in time for all the final formalities. Continue reading And He’s Off
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