Travelling:More than just interesting places and pretty faces..

Most of you may know that I LOVE to travel. Since summer of 2003, I have taken multiple trips to Europe, camps, Hawaii, Seattle, Nashville, Walnut Creek, etc. etc. My travels have been more than just landscapes and sightseeing, however. The relationships I have made over the years during these travels are why I continue to crave adventure and seeing new places. Seattle was so amazing this summer. Being able to get to know my Uncle in a way that most nieces never have the chance to was such a blessing and I really miss Kailyn's counsel and advice on everyday scenarios. Why is it that we can grow to love people after only spending a week or two with them? My three trips to Romania would each end in tears with children I had only spent 5 days with. This is a very biblical concept, however, and Paul often fell in love with the churches that he ministered with. In Philippians 4 Paul refers to the church as his joy and his crown, whom he longed for and loved so much. We were created to be quick to love, after all, God has loved us long before we ever thought of loving him!

I'm Back.

So, I'm taking steps in order to further my future career in accounting. I was told this summer to take my blog and turn it into an accounting blog. A friendly place to get info on all the current issues that are going on in accounting. I think I will also attempt to publish "thoughts from my brain" still, because there is more to me than just accounting. :) I know that's hard for some of you to believe.

I want to explore and share with you what I have been finding about each of the Big 4 firms. I have been exploring their websites in order to get a better idea of which one I may want to work for.



First up is Ernst & Young. They are the 3rd largest accounting firm in the world, with locations in 130 countries, 135,000 employees and annual revenue of about $24.5 billion. Their website is so helpful and I'll try and point out what I feel are their strengths.

EY has a lot of the same goals, services, and programs that the other Big 4 have. They offer services in tax, advisory, assurance (audit), strategic growth markets, and specialty services to a wide variety of industries (oil & gas, automotive, retail, technology, etc.) I think you should go and explore the "Careers" section of their website. They have a phenomenal breakdown for students, experienced professionals, and executives.

Visit this link (http://www.ey.com/eyinsight/index.html) and explore for yourself what Ernst and Young is all about. I think they're great and I hope I will someday be blessed with a job offer from them. :) I think I next want to talk about Arthur Anderson and the reason why we no longer have The Big 5.