Meetings Confirmed

Yesterday at the office was much more relaxed than any day had been for the previous week. I worked on finishing a couple projects that have been getting pieced-together over time, and I finished all my work by early afternoon.

My normal afternoon routine concluded with me getting back to the townhouse around dinner time. After fixing up a gourmet turkey and cheese sandwich, I went to bed early! The sleep felt great!

The big news from yesterday, though, was confirming meeting times with some contacts outside of the Olson office. I will have lunch with Dustin Rocke from the PAC-12 Network next Thursday, and he has offered to show me around/introduce me to people at the PAC-12 offices. For those of you wondering, Dustin is a cousin to current Eureka professor Holly Rocke. On top of that, I will either be having dinner tonight or next Wednesday night with Praag Marathe, who was the General Manager of the San Francisco 49ers but has now been promoted (he's only about 31 or 32) to Chief Operating Officer of the 49ers. This is a huge connection to make, as Praag has done extremely well as an NFL Executive, especially at his young age.

My lunch with the Director of Communications for the 49ers, Dan Beckler, fell through. He was wanting to meet up at some point this month, but mini-camp followed by an unexpected trip to Wichita, Kansas, has prevented us from getting together. However, he is eager to stay in touch and even went as far as to offer a possible year-long internship with the communications staff after graduation...I will definitely keep in touch with him.

My "going away" dinner will take place next Thursday night with my mentor. No place has been selected yet, but there are a few possibilities in this tiny village!! :)

It is hard to believe that I have 8 days left in California. The weather here is unreal. The sites are beautiful. Did I mention it is 75 and sunny EVERY DAY? And, the sites are beautiful. But, the best part is the 75 degree weather and SUNSHINE EVERY DAY!!!!

That is all for now. I hope all is well with each of you, and I will be in touch soon.

Thanks for reading!!

Dan