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elizabeth  ·  3641 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: January 14, 2015

I think it's the first time in my life I'm actually really excited by my classes at school.

I have 4 Marketing classes and in each class we have to do a pretty complicated project. The fun part is that it's not bullshit theory stuff anymore, it's actually real life stuff: we have to find clients, get in contact with actual companies marketing managers, create an online marketing proposal for a real client (including an app concerpt). FUN!

I have noticed it's pretty hard to get in contact with someone minimally higher up in big companies. I email and some secretary just says that she will forward my email higher up... and it ends there. I guess next step are phone calls :P Of course, we could always do our project on a smaller company, but what's the fun in that right? All we need is an hour of a marketing manager's time. It's not gonna be easy but it's also not impossible. I'll keep trying :D

Oh and I signed up for some rock climbing classes. Why not?





TheGreatAbider16  ·  3640 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's a wonderful feeling to really enjoy your classes! I'm glad for you. I too decided to take advantage of my school's physical education options this semester, since I have some wiggle room in my schedule for once. I signed up for a swim class. I never learned more than one stroke or had any formal instruction. Why not, right?

Rock climbing is a great time. It'll do a lot for your grip and finger toughness :p

elizabeth  ·  3640 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hahah yeah, can't wait for my first class!

And once you get the accreditation, the prices is seriously laughable. It's 50$ for 4 months compared to 80$ per month in climbing gyms. Startup cost is a bit steep but fuck it, i've been wanting to for a really long time so now's the time to try.

I didn't realize how good we have it price-wise until I looked into it. I wish I did sooner.

user-inactivated  ·  3639 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I was planning on going yesterday for the first time. There's a wall/bouldering gym in an old church near me. I woke if with some sort of cold yesterday though, that's kept me in bed pretty much. Gonna give it a show next week though.