How are you doing, WAT-ers?!
If you're reading the 10 facts we've carefully selected for you about Massachusetts, you're definitely doing veeery well. And that's how it should be!
This is the state with the highest hourly pay for WAT students - $12.75 PER HOUR!
Pay aside, we should note that the location itself is very tempting and you're just one flight away from the American dream.
Boston, Cape Cod, Provincetown, Hyannis, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard are just some of the state's gems.
The choice for WAT is in your hands!
And here are the facts:
- 'Massachusetts' means "near the great hill"
- The state capital is Boston. It was actually named by its colonists after the town of Boston in England, where they came from.
- Thanks to glaciers during the Ice Age, the state's most famous islands were formed – Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, popular for summer work programs and much more.
- Some of Hollywood's most popular celebrities are from Boston, Massachusetts. They include: Jasmine Guy, Uma Thurman, Chris Evans, Madeline Kahn, Matt Damon, Connie Britton, Barbara Walters, Donna Summer and many others.
- Christmas was once banned in Massachusetts. Yes! That's right! From 1659 to 1681, celebrating Christmas was considered a crime.
- Way back in 1897, the first subway in the USA opened in Boston.
- The state's name comes from the name of a local tribe.
- Basketball as a sport was invented in December 1891 by James Naismith in Springfield.
- And in 1895, volleyball was invented by William Morgan in the town of Holyoke.
- Last but not least – the first telephone call in history. It was made between the inventor Alexander Graham Bell and his assistant, Thomas Watson, on March 10, 1876, in Boston.
We hope we've given you a few reasons to think about why you should choose Massachusetts for your Work and Travel summer adventure.