The Unofficial Boeing Intern Guide

I get this question every year: "What should I do while I'm in Seattle." or something of that nature.

• If you're working in Renton: you need to go to lunch at Cedar River Smokehouse. Its awesome. They've got great BBQ sandwiches.
• Go to the intern classes. I used to help run them. They're really fun, and the teachers are good friends of mine. They get some really interesting people to come talk at them. Every once in a while, the speaker brings some free stuff to give out too.
  
• Go on every tour you can. Make sure you get your manager's approval.... but s/he should be totally cool with it.
• Everett factory tour is cool... the non-public tour is sweet.
• The wind tunnel is pretty sweet too. They don't have this tour ever year, so take it if you can
• The flight simulators are cool (duh)
• Surprisingly... the tour of the Bellevue Data Center is pretty damn cool too. Or maybe I'm just a huge nerd and I'm the only one that thinks its cool
• Don't eat lunch at your desk. Go find other interns or new hires to eat with. I know its nice to get to leave work 30 minutes early... but seriously... make some damn friends.
• Go rafting with the whitewater club (BEWET)
  

While you're in Seattle for the summer:

• Get a sandwich (the Midnight Cuban) from Paseo's in Fremont
• Get a sandwich from Salumi in Pioneer Square
• go take a picture of Seattle at Sunset from Kerry Park on Queen Anne
• get to Bite of Seattle at the Seattle Center
• Find your way onto a boat for the hydro races at Seafair. You'll love your life if you do.
  
• Go to a Mariners game. Buy the cheap tickets and hang out in the beer garden.

If you're old enough to drink:

• Fremont is the "chill" drinking area. Only one of the bars has a dance floor, and the rest are just bars... and lots of them have decks.
  
• For Happy Hour, go to Nectar. They've got awesome pizzas for $5. My friends love this place so much, that they're having their wedding reception here.
• The Red Door, Norms, and The Triangle Lounge are good too.
  
• If you really want to go "clubbing" I guess Pioneer Square is where you'd want to head (although, I generally avoid this scene).
• If you want a "fancy" night of drinking and perhaps some dancing: Go to Belltown.

There are some good day trips too:

• Vancouver BC (Canada... so, bring your passport)
• Victoria BC
• Go hike on Tiger Mountain
• You should set up a volunteering event for a group of interns too... they're always fun. Check out about rebuilding some hiking trails or working in a food bank.

And... unless you really need to save the money... this is my advice: Spend every cent that you make this summer. Have the summer of your life. When I was an intern, I came out at the end of the summer with about enough money to buy a BBQ.