Watch and Learn

Bonjour!

So, Week Two kicks off with a bang: first off, I had set my alarm clock for 7 PM, so needless to say I overslept. Luckily, my mom realized this (the joys (?) of living at home) and shook me awake. Then, a VERY energetic eight-year-old boy chose to sit next to me on the T, behind his parents, and proceeded to stand up and poke his mom's back constantly. His mom ignored him, which gave him reason to lunge into me at every turn of the trolley car. I don't know about you guys, but I NEED my personal space in the morning, especially during my hour-long commute.

But I got to the office and immediately felt better. There's something tranquil about my workstation...who knew an office doesn't actually have the awkward ambiance of "The Office"? We had a busy day lined up for us, conducting interviews with people in different departments of Experience. We've done two interviews so far, and I feel relieved when I hear that when they were in college, the employees who are now at Experience had little idea of what they "wanted to be when they grew up." Now they're working with this great entrepreneurial company that helps us curious but somewhat confused college students find our way in the world.

And I have to say, a little perusal of Experience.com in my free time has been extremely helpful. The Entertainment channel gives me hope that maybe someday I will find a career in the film industry...I even showed my sister the site, exclaiming that they have a Ventures Abroad page for students interested in studying/working abroad. She rolled her eyes, realizing that I'm just gunning for her to study in Paris, like I did (I'm not pushy at all, I swear!), but I think she still peeked at the page.

And...Brendan and I may just be hitting our fifteen minutes of fame earlier (too bad for our later selves) because we're featured on About.com! In the internship section, you'll not only find some lovely information about finding and succeeding at an internship, but you'll be able to click right to our blog (where you are now). Pretty meta, right?

I watched The Blob last night, and besides the fact that it is an AWESOME character drama with great special effects for the 50s (even the horror quotient resonates today), I'm thinking that Steve McQueen's character is a lot like us interns. We both have something to prove: "I want to contribute to my company!"; "I've got some great ideas!"; or "There's a flesh-consuming Blob in this town!". We want to shout this out to the high heavens, but in the end it takes a little patience and a lot of teamwork to get our bosses, or the disbelieving police officers, to recognize our sincerity. But in the end, it's all worth it. We learn a lot, and most of all, the Blob no longer bothers us.

Until next time,
Kate