Today, Grace and I started our day off by sitting in on a weekly staff meeting with the rest of the GR&A (Global Reporting and Analysis) Team. Although serious matters were being discussed in the meeting, the mood was lighthearted and playful, and we even nicknamed the budgeting head, Joe, as “Captain B”! After the formal meeting was over, we talked about plans for a team member’s upcoming birthday celebration, as well as tomorrow’s food truck rodeo and 5k walk. In addition, we also listened to a song that was written about Courtney, one of the interns, by her cousin’s band (called Gum Pudding!) After the meeting, we learned the ins and outs of the software that the team uses to report and analyze their monthly data. Next, we went out to lunch with Courtney and Adanna, two college interns. They took us to Building F first, where we had breakfast for lunch, and then we all drove to Building R to get gelato! After lunch, we met with Brian to discuss accounting, and he showed us general templates for statements and explained how his job connected to Lisa’s team and the rest of the finance sector. Finally, we ended the day by learning about international taxes with Meg, Adam, and Mike, and they all explained how they got into international tax after explaining what they did on a regular day. Overall, it was a fun and relaxing day!

-Khushi

Grace and I outside of Building R with our gelato- coffee flavor for me and mango for her!

My personal rendition of Joe the Budgeting Man, complete with a cape! (BTW: Joe totally approved of his superhero status.)