So much to say

Several people have brought to my attention that I have thus far not written anything about Ireland. That is not because it wasn't amazing, but simply because as soon as I had computer access, I was in DC. How am I supposed to write about the past when I have so many new things to talk about?!! In brief, Ireland was very green, and I'm glad we got to see more of the country than Dublin. The mountains, the sheep, the lush greenery, and the coast were by far the best parts of Ireland. And get this: our bus driver's name was actually Paddy. Unbelievable. It was nice to be back in Europe because so many of the foods were so familiar. By that, I mean the junk food and such that they sold in convenience stores was familiar. Irish food itself is really not that great. We stayed in 4 star hotels in various little towns, and while the journey was short, we had a spectacular time.

Now for the internship. Today was my second day. I would have given you an update sooner, but I finally have stuff to do. I met some of our upstairs neighbors last night and they're a lot of fun. One of them even ended up on the shuttle home with me tonight. Someone called my name from behind when I was on the street and I thought, "No way. I don't know anyone here!" What luck.

Yesterday was a very limited intro to my job, and I mostly ended up filing and doing data entry. Yuck. However, I did get to meet my new coworkers and even had lunch paid for by the company. I work right by Chinatown and we went as a communications staff to an Indian restaraunt. This, to me, does not seem to fit in Chinatown, but it did taste good and gave me a nice chance to get to know people better.

Today was MUCH better. I learned all about the history of the organization, got to see a show being recorded, and heard all kinds of interesting commentary on past controversies. Eventually I get to give the tours myself.

I found out today that I'll get to assist with and host companywide events, write for the intranet, write press releases, and help edit and reformat some company documents.

Finally, the apartment building I live in is CRAZY. It's very much like a hotel. There's a convenience store, a place for alterations, a dry cleaners, a salon, a billiards room, a swimming pool, a fitness center, and a computer lab.

Please keep the comments comin'. It tells me someone's reading. :)