Today I sit in a Panera Bread to type my blog post. This particular Panera is in Saugus, Massachusetts.
It hit me yesterday ... one of the greatest things about this job is the opportunity to see so many different places. In fact, for my first two years in Admissions I actually LIVED in my travel territory ... the first year in Norristown, PA (outside of Philadelphia) while I travelled the mid-Atlantic region, and my second in Norwood, MA (outside of Boston) while I travelled the New England region.
Prior to my current territory (which is about half of the state of Connecticut), my territory for UNH included New Jersey and Ohio. As you can see ... I have been all over the place!
A couple days ago I was driving through western Connecticut through a mountainous region when I drove past a corn field. This is a far cry from when I travelled northern New Jersey last year and drove through Newark, Elizabeth, and Jersey City every other day.
Each territory I have had has had its own unique challenges and opportunities for me to see and experience new things. Now I know when I am in Pennsylvania (like I was last week), that I have only a short period of time to get a fantastic cup of coffee and a Tasty Kake from a Wawa ... and when I am in Massachusetts (like I am right now) that I need to drive real fast to keep up with the super highway that is the MASS PIKE (KIDDING!!!).
Each of our counselors has the opportunity to get to know new territory, and to experience a new environment every single day. That is what makes our job so great.
