Hello all! My adventures started off a little shaky, but I'm settled in Indianapolis now! I had to repack about 3 times all the way up to arriving in the airport parking lot to get my suitcase below 50lbs. The airport scale determined my bag was 49.3lbs, thank goodness! No $100 bagage fee for me United! Take that!!
I arrived in Indy Tuesday night after an uneventful flight and was greeted by the other four Leadership Consultants in a minivan. Yes, we drive around Indianapolis in a sky blue minivan! It was really nice that they came and got me though; I immediately felt less nervous about the whole move. They are really fun and they already know the area pretty well, which helps a lot! They are Lindsay, Megan B, Megan R, and Maureen. Maureen, Lindsay, and Megan B. are from Virginia and Megan R. is from New York. They've all been in Indy since about July 1 and are pretty far along in their training. I have a lot of catching up to do! We’re staying in two rooms in an extended stay hotel near HQ and it is fairly central to things. I can get to Kroger on my own from here.
My first day at work was Wednesday and I was really excited to meet the staff and see our building. It is beautiful! The staff is all women, except for one man- Gino. It's a funny dynamic, but seems to work well. I jumped right into training with the others so as time goes on and after they leave to begin traveling, I will go back and learn the stuff they have already gone over. Wednesday night Alpha Sigma Alpha hosted a BBQ for all the people that hold my position in other Greek organizations. There are 30 some Greek organizations that have their headquarters in Indianapolis and they all have Leadership Consultants, or some other title for them. I met a lot of men and women who were also in their first or second years of traveling for their organization and we just talked about their experiences. I jokingly told people the BBQ was for me because it was my first day. It was quite hot, but the BBQ went well!
Speaking of the weather, it really has been nice! HQ likes to keep it about igloo temperature (which also reminds me, we do in fact have a chapter in Anchorage, AK) so I literally have purple fingernails everyday.
We work 9 hour days and have a half day on Fridays. Thursday was more training and Friday began with a staff meeting. This is my only weekend with the girls so we went out last night and had a good time. Indianapolis has some pretty cool nightlife and concerts it seems. It makes me wish I'd been here longer to explore more of the city with them. I’ve already learned that Panera Bread is one of the best places to eat EVER. Indy has so many places to eat and shop in general.
Megan B. and I are talking about seeing the Colts stadium this week. Thursday and Friday the five of us are taking pictures for our national magazine, The Phoenix. It should be really fun, but things are going to get really busy really quickly! I’ll keep you updated!
