First day in the ‘Real World’

8:35am intern move #1- Angel and I showed up early.
Why this is good-we were not late
Why this is bad- the air wasn’t on yet and the janitor gave us an evil eye while he vacuumed around us.

Onboard paperwork-yea….I couldn’t read the contract…but I signed it anyway. Luckily, the Employee Agreement was in English-so I got to help Angel with that one.

10:15am- Intern move #2 Trying to get something to drink, I broke the cup holder on the side of the water dispenser.
Why this is good-it gave a few employees something to laugh about
Why this is bad- it fell to the floor, made a loud crash, and the hectic Monday morning chatter completely stopped and everyone stared at me as I awkwardly said ‘dui bu qui’ (excuse me).

10:30am- IBM + dial up = not as fun as Macbook + Wifii… but, I have a work computer!
Leo the roaming IT guy had to help me already 3 times before lunch.

Met E O, yes this is her ‘English’ name. She is a sweetheart and is patient with my broken mandarin. She is on the creative/design team and got a Nikon camera to shoot with as well as a video camera! She is a media major at a nearby college. I also got to meet another intern I had been emailing-Chris Tao.
The noodle place was too crowded so we went to KFC ☺. Back to the office—hit the ground running!! Intense orientation.

2pm- my line manager speaks English!
 I have an assignment to turn into her soon, so she gave me some work to take home! I am glad to do it, and hope that somehow it makes at least part of her job easier-she has a lot on her plate before the games start.

6pm- leave work: Intern move #3 uh…yea…got on the wrong bus. Did I mention it is raining?
I am thankful-I had a change of shoes (off with the heels on with the flip flops!)
Why this is good- I was comfortable while walking around in the rain trying to figure out where to go.
Why this is bad- the flip flops were white this morning. They are now a grayish, black color.
I am thankful- I had brought an umbrella in my purse.
Why this is bad- the wind was so bad I had the case of the inverted umbrella, so it didn’t help much.
I am thankful- I have a Chinese speaking roommate (she was able to tell a guard where I should go so he could point me in the right direction)!

7:30pm make it back to the apartment. Off to prepare excel sheets! And hopefully get some sleep--enjoy your Monday!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTuKRusWBpM

Yes, the last 12 sec is probably why I got on the wrong bus, I was too busy chuckling about the accuracy of the video my cousin posted!