After our tour we were done with work for the day so Eric, our director, took us to see some sights we'd stressed interest in seeing. Our first stop, a winery. We all went to one of the vineyards, walked around the vineyard, and then went inside for a tasting. From the vineyard, we headed out to Mystic, Connecticut. We walked the strip of shops and took some pictures. I even got one of the famous Mystic Pizza that the classic 80's movie was based on. :)
When I first arrived in Connecticut, one of the first things I asked Eric was about the fresh seafood available out here. I am just starting to like seafood, and crab is one of my new found loves. He told me that while you can get fresh crab here, the lobster is where it's at. I have never had lobster, and told him I was willing to give it a go. He had mentioned this place called Abbott's Lobster in the Rough. It's in a town right outside of Mystic, and they serve fresh lobster and you eat at picnic tables. So after Mystic, we headed over to Abbott's so I could have my first lobster. I did my first experience right, and ordered a whole lobster dinner. I got a tutorial on how to eat the lobster, and then went to town. My mom always taught me not to play with my food, but as you can see in this video, I just couldn't resist. As far as my final verdict on lobster....not my first choice (I'll stick to crab as my first choice), but not too shabby at all.
What better way to finish a great day than to end it with a nice swim at the pool. It was a hot day, and it was so refreshing to relax!
Monday set the tone for the rest of my week last week. Tuesday we had another date with the bee's. We went back out to the hives to check up on our little buzzing friends. They were all doing well in their new homes, and many of the hives were going to be ready for additions to the hives. We helped feed the bees by giving them sugar water, and then we got to check on one of the more successful hives. I got to see a whole insert filled with honey. It was incredible how much it weighed! We then got to see the kitchen where all the honey is extracted when it's ready. The extraction process was explained to us, and then we got to take a couple of samples of last year's harvest home with us. Below are pictures of the comb filled with honey and the extraction equipment.
Wednesday, we got to hang out in the student union. We worked at the Union Street Market, the food court in the union. We got the grand tour, and each of us got to work at different concepts during lunch. I worked at the FireSide Rotisserie. I helped customers as they went through the line, plating up their meals. After lunch, we all got to hang out in the coffee shop at USM.
Thursday and Friday were my first management training days. I worked at Northwest Dining Hall with Carol, our assistant internship director. Thursday we got a feel for the dining hall, as it was my first time at this location. We got a last minute catering order, and Carol had Brittany and I locate all the items needed to put the catering order together. We also got to help one of the chef's prep crab cakes for that day's lunch. Carol let us have some project time at the end of our shift and we ironed out some of the details to our dinner that is coming up right around the corner. Friday, I spent most of my day handling the catering event that came in on Thursday. Brittany and I got all the beverages, pastries, and bagels around. I then drove the big catering van over to the catering site, to check out where we would be delivering to later on that morning. After the breakfast delivery, we prepped the four pizzas for the catering lunch. We delivered the pizzas, and returned to have more project time until close. At close, everyone pitched in with clean up so we could all go home and enjoy our holiday weekend.
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