This week in class we watched A Civil Action. I thought it was great! The movie is about a confident personal-injury attorney, Jan, that makes a living off the misfortunes of others. Until one day, he comes across a case that could potentially cause him to lose everything. In a small town in Woburn, Massachusetts, there was a string of unusual deaths with an unknown cause. The parents of those kids begged Jan to take the case, and eventually he did. Jan quickly learned that two big companies were polluting the town’s water supply which was what caused all those deaths. He spent months and millions of dollars fighting against those corporations but ultimately didn’t have the resources to combat the company’s army of lawyers. I thought the movie fit perfectly into our class’s overall theme of corporations’ influence on society. As seen in the movie, big companies have the money and the power to cause major damage in our communities and it’s important we keep these companies accountable for their actions.

 

I’ve begun to get into a nice routine with my internship at Krein. Ian and I work remotely most days, so we’ve found nice little cafes to get our work done. This week we focused on finding more stakeholders for the company to reach out to. Additionally, we crafted an array of emails and crafted a survey that we will soon be sending out to the stakeholders we found. We spend most of our days in meetings with potential clients. This is my favorite part of the job,except for when the meetings are in Italian (lol). It’s great to see our work come to fruition, and I’m excited to meet with more stakeholders next week.

 

This past week and weekend were full of adventures. We spent last Saturday climbing through the mountains of the Italian Alps, literally. We were zip lining through the trees and crawling through tubes in the air. It was so much fun, and the views were amazing! We then hiked along a beautiful trail and made it to Lac D’arpy. You could still see the snow at the tip of the mountains which was incredible. Some kids were brave enough to jump into the freezing cold water, but I wasn’t. Overall great experience. The next day we woke up early and took the train into Venice. We spent the day exploring the town and walking around in circles around the canals. It was such a relaxing day filled with amazing food. Can’t wait for next weekend!

Jimmy and me in the trees!

Girls in Venice!

Delicious Branzino!