My team participated in the debate during Wednesday’s class. While it was over Zoom, I really enjoyed it. It forced us to think quickly on our feet and create a deeper understanding. Our group argued that the BRT Statement of Purpose was just empty rhetoric, and I thought it would be a very easy point to argue. However, the other team did a great job and provided multiple examples of companies that fulfilled their promises. I think this experience reminded me how important it is to have evidence to back up your points when participating in debates. I still think many of these companies do not intend to fulfill promises and signed the Statement of Purpose to appease stakeholders and the public. I hope I am wrong, but I feel we have not made enough progress to hold these companies accountable. 

This week’s communication with my internship went a lot better! I am finishing up the project I was assigned. Next week, my boss and I are going to go over my work, and he is going to answer some last-minute questions to wrap up the project. Most of my job has been researching clients and filling out their information, which can become difficult as there are many clients, and not all have their information listed. In these instances, I have to leave some information blank, which can get frustrating as I want to be able to fill out as much as possible. I am excited to share my finished work with my boss and see what adjustments he suggests. I know it is going to be satisfying to finish this project after working on it for most of my time here. 

My last trip was to Nice, France. This was my first time in France, and I had so much fun. We did a lot of shopping and got to listen to live music in the streets after dinner. I love looking through the markets and shopping for little mementos and gifts for family and friends. While shopping, we were able to find an iced coffee place in the touristy areas, which I was so excited about because I miss iced coffee so much. We also had zucchini flowers, which our waiter told us were native to southern France. On our second day, we went to the beach. I thought it was interesting that it was sandless, and I kind of preferred the rocks, except for the part where it was difficult to get in and out of the water. Nice was very busy because they had their Pride festival and there was a big soccer game on Friday night. The city was very lively, and there was a lot of singing and dancing in the streets!