Ryan Jacobs . Org

I haven’t posted in awhile, and that’s in large part due to the fact that I haven’t spent much time around my computer in awhile. After my Lab to Market final presentation, I took off for Highway One. “Charla” and I took the coastal route all the way to the Northwestern corner of the continental U.S., camping for much of the trip. Now that I’m back, I am realizing how reinvigorating a week in nature can be. The picture here should give you some insight into our trip: it was taken directly from our campground on Quinault Lake in Olympic National Forest, possibly the most beautiful place we stayed (the other contender being Humboldt State Park). This was our view as we drank hot chocolate out of plastic camping bowls.

Now that I’m back, I’m thrilled to be able to share my internship plan for the summer: I’ll be working at the Beyster Institute, an organization connected to the Rady School which studies the effects of employee ownership as a business model. My work will involve financial modeling and forecasting. It’s a great place to me to build on my work and classroom experience – I really couldn’t have asked for a much better fit. I’ll start working this week.