Snowed Under... Literally

I arrived back in Boston early evening last night, Jan. 2nd. I was met by a massive snow storm which hit the east cost of America hard yesterday morning during my travels. Having read several weather warnings on the internet while waiting in Dublin airport I was rather nervous about flying into Boston and was really surprised there were no delays. Landing in Boston was quite scary with the howling winds and heaps of snow on the ground, but apart from that the plane journey wasn't as bad as I had anticipated. Result!

I arrived back in the apartment to the news that Northeastern would be shut all day Friday due to these extreme weather conditions. This was going to cause a great deal of disruption within our programs. However, due to the wonders of technology I am able to work from home today and we were able to reschedule the academic orientations for the students. This has definitely gave me great experience working to a very tight deadline and learning how to deal with sudden unforeseen circumstances that may change plans last minute. Communicating effectively via email is essential when these types of events happen that prevent everyone entering the office.

Of course, I made sure there was time to enjoy some of the snow today as well!