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Last week was rather eventful as an intern at Indium Corporation.
本周三，我们参加了一项名为 "尤蒂卡城市大扫除 "的志愿活动。大约从 5 年前开始，每周三，我们的市长都会花几个小时打扫尤蒂卡市，以彰显他为该地区提供的服务。上周，我们的实习班级与他一起参加了这项活动。由于 沸腾者公路赛本周末，我们沿着赛道和终点线周围清理我们看到的任何垃圾。
我一直都很喜欢做志愿者，因为能帮上忙让我很有成就感。看到那些看到我们清扫街道的人们表达的感激之情，我感到很满足；我以前曾多次参加志愿服务，这些感激之情让我觉得一切都值得。不过，这次经历特别美好，因为我在过去 6 年里都参加了沸腾者活动，而这次志愿服务只会让我对活动的参与度更高。当我跑在赛道上时，我有一种自豪感，因为今年我已经不仅仅是一名跑步者了。
周五，实习班级举行了 "炫耀日 "活动。在这次活动中，实习生、主管和高层管理人员在雷迪森酒店会议中心会面。每位实习生都发表了 5 分钟的演讲，详细介绍了他们迄今为止所做的工作、他们期望接下来完成的工作、他们学到了什么、他们如何从实习中获益等等。这是一次非常积极的活动。我并不害怕公开演讲，但和大多数人一样，我并不期待公开演讲。任何练习都是有益的，而这次活动有助于加强我的演讲技巧。听其他实习生汇报他们的经历也非常好，因为我们并不总是有机会听到所有实习生的发言。
On Sunday, I competed for Team Indium in the annual Boilermaker Road Race. A team of Stephen Landry, Greg Evans, myself, Brad Anderson, and Ross Berntson performed well enough in the race to defend and retain Indium Corporation’s title of Corporate Cup Champions. We had an average time of 1:08:38 and the next closest competitor (ECR International) came in at 1:16:35. This annual event is one of the largest singular events in Utica and it really brings the community together. I compete in it every year (last year I had to sit out, though, due to a knee injury) and being a part of the corporate team made this year’s run even more fun because I had something to compete for beyond just my drive to have a good time.
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肖恩-麦肯纳
