Anyways, school and work

School is getting super busy. We just had our midterms which went pretty well. Their exams are pretty different from what I’m used to at Pitt. I had one that was all handwritten for my Marketing Communications class. I’ve had essay exams before, but this exam was more qualitative so my grade is up to the subjectivity of my professor. I think I did well, though! My other midterm was an online exam that was taken in class. Now I’m swamped with papers and projects due within the final weeks of my time here. I’m actually taking a homework break now writing this blog! I’ve set up shop in the University next to my apartment complex, this library is a lot nicer and closer than making the 45-minute commute to ACU.

As for work, I’m also very busy! This week was my first week back after a week-long vacation. Of course, I came back to over 200 emails which I had to filter to see which ones actually mattered to me. Monday was mainly catching up with what I missed over the week. The rest of the week I was doing the content scheduling for our social media and eDMs, preparing for school holidays, one creative brief after another, and writing the copy for our advertising pages. I saw my first printed advertisement this week! I’ve been writing in the copy and photographs for a multitude of pages, I just never saw the results. I had to act as a tourist (not that hard, since I am one) and go to the City of Sydney information center to see what collateral there was for the Sydney Opera House. I picked up the magazine that I know we advertise in, and there it was. My two page spread in Where magazine, March edition. It’s exciting to see the work that I’m doing being implemented because I actually feel a part of something more than just another internship. 

Also, the perks are pretty nice too. I saw an opera this week, The Barber of Seville. If you work at the Opera House, you need to see an opera – right? I actually enjoyed it, I went in not really knowing what an opera would be like and I came out a new woman (not really, but you get the idea). I’m also doing sunrise yoga at the House this coming Monday. I’m not much of a morning person, but when offered free yoga and breakfast – I’m in. The other two interns and I signed up together, so we’ll all suffer through the 5:00am alarm together. Apparently, we’re also “models” for the future yoga classes held. So there will be a photographer taking pictures of us that will be posted to social media and for advertisements (hoping for no downwards dog photos, please).

I’m settling in quite nicely here, it’s hard to believe that I’m living in Australia sometimes. I’ll be going about my day as normal, and sometimes I’ll just get hit with a wave of “I can’t believe I’m living in Australia, what the hell.”