Rio de Janeiro!!! First things first, it's pronounced 'hio'! Please look at the Rio de Janeiro Album J August 8, 2014 Friday, my team let me take the day off so I could travel to RIO!!! Raquel drove me to Viracopas Airport in Campinas in the morning. I checked in, got breakfast, went through security and was on my way! Rio is approximately the same distance from LA to San Francisco, so the flight was really quick. On the flight, I was amazed by the beautifu...

Please look at the Week 3 Photo Album :) August 7, 2014 This week was pretty mellow after Campos do Jordao. At work, I worked with Sergio on ACL and Excel Analytics to make selections for controls testing. I really enjoyed doing this because in the past, all of the selections and documents were already done for me, but this time, I was doing it. Outside of work this week I went to a few restaurants for dinner. The girls on my CCR team, Elce and Luciana, took...

Please look at the Campos do Jordão - Weekend 2 Photo Album :) August 1, 2014 After working in Jundiai today, Fabio (my senior) took Elce and me to the bus station where we bought bus tickets for Sao Paulo. I was SO impressed with the busses and the efficiency of the system. The seats were very spacious and reclined so far back! We arrived in Sao Paulo around 6:45. Elce was a HUGE help as she helped me navigate through the subway system. I had to take three...

Please look at the Week Two Album :) July 28, 2014 Oi! Today at work was great because I was given an opportunity to practice ACL with Sergio, a first year audit assistant at Deloitte. At USC, I briefly learned ACL in Porter's 371 class, but it was great take that existing knowledge and dive deeper with hands on experience. At first I watched how he did it to review and then we split up the work. In addition to ACL, I footed some more financial documents. A...

Please look at the pictures in the Week One Album :) July 25, 2014 Happy Friday! Today at work I reviewed more financial statements :) I also booked my Rio de Janeiro trip with the help of my senior, Fabio! I will be going August 8-August 10! I am so excited! :) At 5:30 when I left work (which is early for Brazilians) I saw the most amazing sunset! Usually we leave around 7:15, once it is already dark. It was such a pleasant surprise and a great way to finish...