Twingineering Episode 13: Being a First Gen in Industry & Moving Away From Home Twingineering

For this episode, we talk to Emilia about being first gen in industry and moving away from home for the first time. We also answer some submitted questions!

About Emilia: She is a recent graduate from UC Davis with her Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering. She got an amazing opportunity shortly afterwards to work full time as a hardware engineer with General Motors. She's navigated not only being a Latina in STEM but also moving across the country for the first time without her family and friends.

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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Episode Start
00:00:16 Welcome/Intros
00:01:25 Weekly Highs and Lows
00:08:30 Something We Learned in Our Current Roles
00:15:33 Emilia's Experience in College + Current Role
00:25:58 Moving Away From Home
00:35:35 Q&A: Are there any shareable lessons learned after moving away from friends and family?
00:38:00 Q&A: How is it being far away from home and the overall transition from school to work life?
00:46:45 Q&A: How did you improve any technical skills or improve your engineering mindset?
00:48:33 Q&A: How is the change in food and supermarkets?
00:51:32 Q&A: What's the first thing you do when you get into work?
00:52:27 Q&A: How did the opportunity to work at GM come to be and did you know someone there?
00:56:37 Q&A: What did it feel like being first-generation as the oldest sister and cousin?
01:05:47 Q&A: Any advice on moving to a different state?
01:09:27 Closing Remarks/Outro