High Heels, High Standards

Walk this way

Media Preview was this morning, and was a great event for me to partake in. Roughly 25 media outlets were present to capture footage of three new exhibits housed at the High. It was the first glance at event planning I have had during this internship and I loved every second. I was sent out front to escort media and guests into the lecture hall. This sounds slightly boring until I was able to meet two of the artists, the president of Talladega College, and the Director of Marketing for the High. It was a great opportunity for me to make connections!

The preview lasted until noon and all guests were given press kits, catalogues and personal tours throughout the newest exhibits. I was also granted the opportunity to walk through the exhibits. I fell in love. I highly suggest everyone goes and sees the new paintings and photographs on the upper level of the High: Rising Up, Picturing New York, and Picturing the South (a collection granted by the Museum of Modern Art). I am ecstatic these exhibits are present for the next three months, just in time for my parents to view them during their visit in late-July.

The media preview took up a majority of the morning, which left only a few hours left in the work day (music to my ears). The day had been great with the preview and now I had the task of pinning works of art to the High's Pinterest page. I was able to upload three of my four concept boards, with the fourth one waiting until tomorrow morning. The new boards are titled: Welcome Home, DIY, Larger than Life. Check them out and repin them on your own board!

Today was honestly a great day. Nothing could bring me down, and I was able to soak up some knowledge at the same time. I also met a few more of the interns during the media preview, so all-in-all it was a successful day at the High for this girl.

Side note-- at the media preview a highly recognized donator grabbed my badge, to refer to my name, and it simply say s"intern#18." My first post was correct all along. My name is Sara Hernandez Intern #18.

Here are a few things that made my day fabulous:

1.) Nine West shoes are the most comfortable to wear (What's up 6 flights of stairs? Try me.)

2.) Italian chicken salad (amazing) in my cubicle (sarcasm). 

3.) Feeling 100% needed during the day's events.

4.) Having a late afternoon break.

5.) Making friends with the doormen/woman (score).

On to tomorrow where I experience my first Friday aka Pay Day.......oh wait......