University of Washington Week 8!

It is our last day here at the University of Washington, and what a ride it has been. We are so sad to leave, but so thankful for this experience. We have learned so much and can't thank NACUFS and UW enough for this opportunity. 

This week was pretty jam packed despite being our last week here! On Monday we had a few meetings and prepared for our big presentation on Tuesday to the HFS central leadership team. We had a pretty strict time slot on their agenda, so we practiced a lot to make sure we got it right. Also on Monday we had the chance to learn about the coffee roasting process from our campus coffee expert, and even got to roast our own batch of coffee. It was so interesting and delicious!

 

Adding the beans to roast!

The beans during the roasting!

The beans cooling after the roasting!

On Tuesday we started the day with our presentation, which went great! After that we had evaluations with our amazing internship coordinator, Kara, where we discussed our strengths and weaknesses and gave feedback for the program. Then, the whole office bought us lunch from Great State Burger and it was delicious! Later in the afternoon we had even more yummy celebrations, with fruit and a HUGE (6.6 lbs) container of Nutella, cheesecake, and root beer floats. Dreams do come true.

With our certificates!

Wednesday was spent in the catering department, learning the ropes, sitting in on a few meetings, and helping set up for some events. Catering is a huge and daunting operation, and it was fascinating to see how it works. 

On Thursday we sat in on our last dining administration meeting :( and spent the rest of the day wrapping up our projects and putting the final touches on them. After work we headed downtown for the last time to say our goodbyes to Seattle. We went on the Ferris wheel at sunset, which gave the most incredible view of the mountains as well as the city. It was the perfect way to end our time here.

Mount Ranier!

Today (Friday) is our last day of work, and we are sad about it. We will be ending our time here with some meetings, inventory audits, and lunch with Gary and Dean. We are so sad to leave, but excited to apply everything we have learned. 

So long, Seattle. We love you!