"The coldest winter I ever knew, was summer in San Francisco" ~ Mark Twain
So, I've moved over to San Francisco for the summer (haha) for an internship and so far I'm loving it. Loads of my classmates are also in the Bay Area and it's really great to see them and get to know people outside of the classroom and school setting. Here are some learnings so far:
* Mark Twain was right! I spent my first weekend in San Francisco shopping for a jacket as I hadn't thought to bring mine with me (and I also lost one on a plane :-( ). San Francisco is pretty cold in summer but the good news is the rest of the Bay Area has warmth, sunshine and ice cream :-)
* Policy is really important to the energy equation. Google.org was kind enough to send me to the Plug-in electric vehicle conference co-hosted with the Brookings Institute. My first time in DC has involved getting a feel for what people are thinking and reacting to on this important issue.
* I bought a bike - hurrah! Only now I feel that San Francisco is a lot hillier than one might first think when walking or taking buses... My goal is to be cruising up these hills by the end of summer - "hills? what hills?"
* It's so nice to have weekends again! No team meetings, no assignments... ah...
* Also check out me and my new car! :-D
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