tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639048004305813182.post8125220775251133819..comments2023-07-19T01:02:28.779-07:00Comments on CreativityRulz: The "Million Dollar" ChallengeTina Seelighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07897970203277163675noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639048004305813182.post-53175167843031114032009-05-08T12:35:00.000-07:002009-05-08T12:35:00.000-07:00Superb advice! A few years ago during a summer int...Superb advice! A few years ago during a summer internship in the Bay Area I attended a talk, and not knowing anyone else engrossed myself in my lab notebook. The gentleman sitting next to me introduced himself, and after a minute we found out we both attended the same university in Southern California. He was finishing a PhD, and I was completing my undergraduate work. We still keep in contact today and compare notes on our professional experiences since graduating. Lesson learned, you are bound to meet very interesting individuals if you simply give them a chance.Jgallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425665967541564451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639048004305813182.post-31952302998258268032009-04-13T21:55:00.000-07:002009-04-13T21:55:00.000-07:00This might be off track...but last summer, I (alon...This might be off track...but last summer, I (along with two of my friends) spent three weeks doing a summer study at CU. Long story short, my friends and I knew we needed to meet other kids to have a good time. We especially became close (best friends) with three kids from New York.<br /><br />Two weeks after the summer study ended, we didn't want our friendship to end, so we planned a "reunion" in New York. My friends happened to live in the Hamptons...so I got to spend a week in the Hamptons, which was a blast!Cory Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03281194981291455628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639048004305813182.post-41487822663257167962009-04-13T19:34:00.000-07:002009-04-13T19:34:00.000-07:00Great story! Thanks for posting it for all to see....Great story! Thanks for posting it for all to see.Tina Seelighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897970203277163675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5639048004305813182.post-13697535344644617202009-04-13T17:40:00.000-07:002009-04-13T17:40:00.000-07:00I agree! Towards the end of my 1st quarter of stud...I agree! Towards the end of my 1st quarter of studying abroad in Italy, I wished a classmate farewell and a safe journey back to the US. She had expressed some sadness in her departure because she had somewhat regretted not meeting ANYBODY new for her entire 3 months studying in Florence. I couldn't believe it! Not a SINGLE person. I asked, "Why?!" She said, "Well, It's not like I was staying long or anything...what's the point? I'll be leaving soon anyways and I just wanted to see XYZ cities.." Although I had met quite a number of people in the year I was abroad in Europe, my "Million Dollar" encounter was Ken, a Japanese student from Tokyo, who had come to Florence to learn Italian Cuisine. We've been great friends ever since and his family welcomes me everytime I'm in Japan to stay as a guest. He owns a couple of ramen shops in Tokyo, but I may help him expand them into a franchise in the US. Maybe we'll make a million dollars? :)Young Swan Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799370819741072593noreply@blogger.com