World Traveler Kendall Settles In…tern

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The summer is coming to a close, but we decided to add another intern in to the mix. Kendall is joining us for a few weeks to work on a few “special ops” projects before heading back the UK to finish off her last year of boarding school. Kendall loves to travel, and we’re happy to have her join our interns: Katherine, Caitlin, Steve, and Brian. That’s the largest crop of interns yet, but they are absolutely killing it! Lets learn a bit more about Kendall, shall we?

What is your Backblaze title?
Intern [Editor’s note: Marketing Intern].

Where are you originally from?
Born and grew up in California but I’m half Scottish and go to boarding school in England.

What do you expect to learn while being at Backblaze?
Skills in internationalization and localization.

Where else have you worked?
Camp Kennolyn in Santa Cruz the previous two summers, other than that, my main job is getting good grades!

Where did you go to school?
St. Edward’s School, Oxford.

What’s your dream job?
International lawyer.

Favorite place you’ve traveled?
Kenya; we stayed in a place called “General’s camp” for a safari and the number of wild lions, rhinos, giraffes, etc. we saw was incredible.

Favorite hobby?
Track and field, specifically long jump.

Of what achievement are you most proud?
County champion long jumper.

“Star Trek” or “Star Wars”?
“Star Wards.” [Editor’s note: hah!]

Coke or Pepsi?
Coke! Duh.

Favorite food?
Sushi… Or just anything with sugar in it.

Luckily for Kendall, we have plenty of sugar in the office, and lots of sushi restaurants nearby! Hopefully she’ll enjoy her summer with us before heading back to England!

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About Yev

Yev Pusin is the senior director of Marketing and sometimes Marketing chief of staff at Backblaze, which he joined in 2011. Yev has a degree in business and communications from the University of Iowa, where he developed an alliteration affinity. Yev enjoys writing in an amusing way about the "why" of things and how decisions are made, so that readers can learn and be entertained all at once. Follow Yev on: Twitter: @YevP | LinkedIn: Yev Pusin