Hello, everyone!
It's been a while since I've last posted anything, but it's summer, so everyone needs a vacation, including yours truly!
Things have been crazy since school ended. I ended up with good grades, a ton of work hours, and a new move!
Currently, I'm writing from Atlanta, Georgia on the eve of my first day of my internship with HLN. For those of you who may not know, I've received an opportunity to intern with HLN as an editorial planning intern. My main duties will be providing feedback and content to the network as they go through this whole revamping process. For those of you who don't know what HLN is, it used to be CNN's sister network, and is home to programs such as "Nancy Grace" and "Morning Express."
Atlanta has been a whirlwind of adventure so far. There's so many things to do and see, it's almost a little overwhelming. I came into the city really late on Friday night, leaving all of Saturday and Sunday to explore and get to know my surroundings. On Saturday, I visited the CNN Center, which will be my new work home come Monday. I also drove around and got to see the Atlanta Aquarium, the World of Coca-Cola, and Centennial Olympic Park, which was really cool. Sunday, I visited Piedmont Park and then traveled into Buckhead for some last-minute internship essentials. There's so much history and something going on on every little corner at all times. I definitely felt at home.
Afterwards, I did some exploring on the outskirts of town, going to different malls and shopping plazas while trying to gain my bearings (because, let's be real, what girl moves to a new city and doesn't find out where all of the places to shop are?). I dropped my computer off at an Apple Store since it crashed the day before I got here, so here's to hoping that from here on out I'll be able to write to y'all from there instead of from my new roommate's iPad.
Speaking of roommates, my host family is the most amazing group of people I've ever met. They're a Colombian family that are friends of a family friend, and I've never felt more at home. My host mom has a daughter who lives in the room next to mine, is a year older, and is finishing up grad school at Georgia State. Her best friend lives in the room opposite mine and is also close to me in age. This summer, not only will I be learning a lot in the newsroom, but I'll also be finally forced into speaking Spanish on a regular basis, so this should be interesting.
I also met a sorority sister up here, which is pretty exciting. It just goes to show how connected a group of people can be regardless of where you're all from.
That's it for now. Tomorrow is my first day, and I still haven't gotten a hang of how to take the MARTA transit to and from CNN. I'll keep y'all posted on how that goes. Let's hope this city doesn't swallow me whole in one day!
Until next time,
Alex :)
P.S., pictures to come when I get my MacBook back in my hands!
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