How Time Can Fly

          So the end of our rotations has nearly arrived. Currently I am back in the beautiful metropolis of Montreal. Christmas is fast arriving and alas still no snow. On the business front it is busier than ever with year end just around the corner.  (Side note- the Montreal office is decorated so well and is quite Christmas like and cozy)

All of us are definitely brushing up on our French, and have had the opportunity to go out and about with the sales reps for the past few weeks.  It is no understatement when people say Quebec is a world of its’ own. Everything here as it regards to sale is much different than the rest of Canada, this includes the sales for labor stipulations, governmental regulation, and the path of beer distribution. I am happy to report that beer consumption is on the rise however! And as such I still have a job!

We also just wrote out International Brewing and Distilling exam… I am not going to lie and say it was a cake walk, it was certainly difficult. Both Prerna and myself ate far too much junk food in the studying process, and I think my jeans agree with me! However I now have my cupboards stocked with goodies from rice cakes, to French toast crunch cereal, to candy canes. Saddest part is that I baked brownies a week or so ago… and we still have Crisco lard in the fridge… it is one of the only things in the fridge. When I say we were binge study eating I mean it!

On a personal note, I am quite excited to head home for the holidays, and set up a Christmas tree- my family is waiting for me to come home to go and cut one down. Hopefully there are some respectable looking ones left in the bush by the time I arrive home, or we may be using a lot of tinsel cover up. It will also be nice to change up my clothing… I may or may not still have shorts and flip flops in my luggage.

We will soon be finding out where the project we will be working on for the spring are… and I am very very excited to see where I will be. I am still doing quite a bit of self reflection when it comes to where I want to be located and what exact role I would like to set my sights on. With this program we have had the opportunity to see so much through the rotations, and there are so many areas I hope to explore in the company. The wonderful thing about Labatt, is that I may have the chance to see them all. With so much movement but laterally and vertically cross functional movement is common. I guess I will just have to wait and see where the path takes me.

To all those who keep track of where we are and what we are doing, have a very merry Christmas and thank you to all the Labatt employees who have made this year such a success for me!