Certified SLB Driver

Successfully completed Light Vehicle Training today! After a week in Houston, I flew over to Tulsa, Oklahoma for driver's training for this week. Eeeee it was pretty wild! Did some things I thought I couldn't ever do...aka black ice simulation, skid control, wheel drop, ditch entry....They were so AWESOME! I had a blast. Plus it was very informative. Now I know how to be safe in case of any emergencies!

Driving the huge Ford F250 pickup truck was another experience in itself. Despite having to pull up to the closest seat setting in order to touch the brake and accelerator, I felt powerful and in control! Here's a pic of an F250. I couldn't take a picture of the one that I actually drove because I didn't have time...

Vroom vroommm drove this beast for 3 days straight!

Overall, training has been amazing. I feel so blessed for having this opportunity. Man...so many things can change in one year and I definitely would not have guessed I would be here. I am thankful that God gave me a chance to explore and learn and meet new people! My training class is nothing but friendly and funny and smart. Everyone I've met is so unique and I'm sad to think this will be all over by next weekend. BUT I am sure the things to come will be great as it has been these past days. I'm enjoying my trainee life!

OFS-1 Training

Training is finally here!!!! Hello from Houston, TX!!!

It seems like just yesterday when I was stalking I mean enthusiastically researching for other people's blogs who wrote about their OFS-1 training experience with Schlumberger. I was so nervous and curious as to what exactly went down during the two weeks of training.

Today was the very first day and it went by smoothly. I woke up at 6am to get ready and went downstairs for the free breakfast the hotel provides. Then took the 7:15am shuttle to the training facility. The entire day mainly consisted of just sitting in a classroom (there are a total of 53 of us!) listening to powerpoints on various subjects. The most fun part is meeting everyone- it is so interesting meeting all these people from completely different places who are all here to work for SLB! It kind of reminded me of traveling because in Europe everyone you meet is new and the excitement of meeting fellow travelers never gets old! Darn it I forgot to write about my Europe trip that I took from 5/23-6/6 but I will try to update some other time...

Cool things I noted for the day:
-Received company laptop!!! Which I am writing from right now. A brand new dell, which I think is very nice.
-Got my measurements taken for my coveralls which I will be wearing on the job!
-Dinner at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, which was rented out only for us for the night. Sweeet! Then did a scavenger hunt and more team building exercises there.
-Having my own hotel room. It's really awesome and just looking at the bed kind of makes me sleepy so I think I will get some ZzzzZzzs soon.
-Having alone time is really nice and I'm liking it. It's different from being home because I'm alone without many distractions when I'm in the room. I brought my bible and QT book "The Daily Office" by Peter Scazzero so I've had time in the morning and nights to read and pray.

My goal of being out here in with this whole new experience is to GROW!!! Mentally, physically (muscles perhaps? heh..heh..) as well as spritually.

Excited for another day tomorrow!