The ACG Office of Sustainability presentation that we had in class was very enlightening and informative. The guest speaker had a lot to say about the sustainability practices at ACG and even gifted us reusable wooden cutlery sets! She also mentioned what her job entails as an employee in the Office of Sustainability and the sustainability “trends” she has observed and witnessed on campus. As a school with many international students, like ourselves, it was interesting to hear her perspective on how the congregation of students from all over the world at ACG impacts the levels and types of sustainability practices that she regularly encounters.

The guest speakers that we had from the US Embassy were such a pleasure to hear from. I absolutely loved learning about their unique jobs and the plethora of differing tasks that they may have to accomplish on a daily basis. I’ll admit that I knew next to nothing about working as a diplomat or in the US Embassy previous to their coming in to talk with us. However, I can now confidently say that they peaked my interest and made me realize that there are more “nontraditional” ways to utilize my future business degrees. I also thought it was interesting that a diplomat’s job can range from ordering bullet-proof glass to posing as a stand-in for the President of the United States to naming the best cow in Greece (or something along those lines, I can’t quite remember her exact story). It was really helpful to hear about the diplomat’s varied past and how she came to be in her current position. Additionally, hearing her tips about applying for jobs and using keywords when submitting online applications so that you do not get immediately filtered out was incredibly beneficial. It was also impressive to hear her stories about her previous living experiences and conditions in the other countries that she had been posted and to have her compare and contrast them with her current situation in Greece. She really gave an in-depth description of every aspect of life as a US diplomat. Furthermore, I also enjoyed hearing from the other two ladies about their business backgrounds and previous jobs and how their roles have both changed and stayed the same now that they work in the US Embassy. All in all, I had never considered working in the US Embassy as a possible career path, but now I do.