A cup of tea....

 and a spoonful of modernism

As Mondays are a slow day in the real world, some things simply aren't better in the intern world either. Today drug on all day. It's not that it was a boring day, but it sure wasn't jam packed with anything special. However, one exciting thing about today was the High welcomed their newest member, Kristen, as the Director of Public Relations. Kristen will essentially be my boss for the next two weeks, and I am happy to have her as a pr professional guide. Even if I can only bother her for 10 work days, that's more than I have been able to all summer. Wednesday is our communication meeting and I will have more time with Kristen, but until then I will simply wander to her cubicle as the hours pass.

As Kristen is getting settled into her new position, I have been continuing to finish the media clips. We had logged all the clips --so we thought. As Kristen's new desk was being cleared off from the previous employee, additional clips wound up on my desk. I am not saying that some people are hoarders, but there were two magazines in the pile that dated back to 1983 and 1987! I'm sorry, what?! I was totally blown away with the fact that these magazines were still hanging around. What troopers. The articles were based on the architecture of the High Museum. I read through blurps of the articles and its funny how some things never change: modernism. Even though we are in the new millennium, the High is still recognized by its unique and modern architecture. Back in 1983, guess what is was being recognized for. Yup, its modern architecture and style. As was said in a previous communication meeting: not only does the High Museum display art, the building is art in and of itself.

As a break from media clips, Megan and I were sent out to distribute fliers for an upcoming event on community boards around the area. The fliers are to promote the High's Summer Single Mingle on August 23. We wandered to Starbucks and a few other business parks to drop off fliers and spread the word. Directly after running this errand I had a networking meeting with Kris, the vice-president of an event planning company. This chit chat over tea was nothing more than a chance for me to have more insight about the communication field. And let me tell you that Kris was definitely insightful. We talked about opportunities and different industries that teach valuable work lessons, ways of approaching employers, and she even shed some positive light on different companies I am looking into. After talking with Kris I was motivated more than ever to continue job searching. Now that I have an entire list of different industries to research, I can't wait to see what possibilities are available.

Sometimes it takes nothing more than a cup of Vespucci's sweat tea and a new friend to help shine light on what your future can hold. A friendly smile and sincere interest can cause people to open up and share their ideas and thoughts. Everyone should give that a try once and a while -you never know how it will motivate you.