This has been a very interesting 6 months.  Indeed, it doesn't really seem like that much time has passed at all.  I want to thank every single person here at SHM for making this one of the most welcoming, interesting, and challenging workplaces I've ever known.  To the incoming co-ops in particular, while I'm not sure how many of you will read this before posting your first entries here (not everyone is like me, after all) I want to reiterate what I said during the meeting this recent Monday.  Ask, and learn.  The co-op program is designed to teach you applicable skills, ones that you will never learn in class.  You guys are incredibly lucky to have landed a job here, because everyone at SHM understands what it's like to be an co-op/intern.  They will be more than happy to help you.  The caveat, however, is that none of them can read minds (regardless of what Shawn might tell you), and so you will need to let them know that you require assistance.