Rachel, our daughter, has also set off on a new path recently. She left her job as a VP in the institutional securities dept. at Wachovia at the end of June to move in the direction of business school. Therefore, these days, amid the flurry of friends' weddings, which are scattered all over creation, she's cramming math skills for the GMAT (it's a big exam), after which she'll be starting the application process. There are quite a few schools on the list, but there's no indication, yet, as to which she'll choose or when she'll start. In any case, around September 15, she'll be meeting up with her brother, Dylan, in Helsinki to check out some of their geographic heritage. Then, it's on to Copenhagen followed by Germany, where Tom and I will join them for a couple of weeks (see previous post). That two-week period, when the four of us will be together, will include Octoberfest, visits with good friends who live in Weinheim and lots of other cool stuff. When the folks head home, and Dylan takes off for Tanzania, Rachel will wend her way down to Tuscany for a two-week ceramics course. Really. She'll get intensive instruction in pottery making. Here's the url: http://www.lameridiana.fi.it/uk/index.asp It promises to be quite the cool experience. Perhaps business school will just fade into the background...
So, Rachel's life has some adventure ahead. Upon her return from Italy, she may settle into a
place and find work for awhile, depending on when she'll need to start school.She's already worked in several fields during her post-collegiate life, so far. Right out of school, there was the LA Philharmonic in the development (fundraising) department. We like to think she had a significant roll :0) in developing the funding sources for Disney Hall (which she has yet to see, I think). Turned out that they let her slip through their fingers by boring her to death. Their loss. She did get to rub shoulders with the likes of Esa-Pekka and plan some cool parties, for awhile, though. Then, in San Francisco, with no coursework or experience in the computer science field, she landed a job as a commercial website development person, even writing some code, from time to time. Got to do some traveling, too. In fact, it was while she was working on the Martha Stewart account in New York, that she happened to be in midtown Manhattan about twenty blocks north of Ground Zero on 9/11. Quite the timing, there, I'd say. She has some interesting stories you'd like to hear. A good friend of hers had a very very close call (actually, three), having been at the World Trade Center that morning when it all started to come down.
Then, after three years, leaving San Francisco for Boston, she tried waitressing for a few days. Very few. Four. After which she landed an opportunity to learn the financial industry--again, with no previous college coursework or experience. And, in which she has worked successfully for five years (I think). So, finding a temporary job for awhile, if necessary, isn't a big concern, whereever she might be.So, I'll put other developments up as they become available. I'm going to Boston next Sunday for a few days to help her pack up her apartment. What with our moving issues, we haven't been able to see Rachel since Christmas, so I'm very happy to get the chance to spend the time together. We're excited to see what might be next for her. It'll be cool, no doubt! (Pictures: Rachel at Bonnaroo Music Festival; with good friend, Dan, in Australia; with friends at 31st birthday party) --Sandy
