The game has started

At this point, my internship is analog to a dog’s time life, for you it has been just a week for me it seemed like a month, let me show you why.

More than what I expected
Finally I am part of the Voice of America team. Carrying my VOA ID, I became part of the Latin America division. I will be responsible of updating the website for VOA Spanish with the news provided by the broadcaster, and with articles I will be able to write by myself after covering events of the audience interest. This week was what I would call the big step. On this days I knew my supervisor and colleges, and I was introduced to a million people. I learned common spot for website editing. I assisted one of the VOA journalists in a hearing at Rayburn Open House. Finally, I was assign to covered a discussion in Ronald Reagan Building, with panelists such as ex-governor of Michoacan Lazaro Cardenas, Ambassor Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador Jeffrey Davidow, The New York Times correspondant Ginger Thompson, and other important people. I am happy with my tasks, my co-workers, my boss, and my desk LOL. My internship looks like so much fun, hard work, nice people and networking, even more than what I pray for.

It is not just about fun
I applied for the mass communications program, but my major is business administration and I liked the business frame of everything, especially in media, and this is the reason why I choose Anatomy of Entrepreneurship as my course. First class with Professor Hardy was terrific, she one of those woman you can smell success from, I am willing to observe and learn as much as I can from her. The Washington Center is a fulltime program, that keeps you busy and more, but I decided to add an extra class, why not? I may not sleep really well because of the assignments but English as a Second Language is a course I couldn’t leave behind.

So far...
I am exhausted, but I couldn’t be more thankful of being tired of taking all the advantage of Washington D.C. I haven’t got the fun part of the city, since I am still getting use to the place, getting organized, and dealing with the duties and the worst part the homesick. The game has started and I am eager to make my move.

“The MOST or the EST” SECTION

The most frustrating
At Prof. Hardy class, seems feel as a beginner in English language, professional speaking is very different and still hard for me.

The kindest
VOA people is more than kind to me, I appreciate all the patience, support and guidance they are giving me.

The most worrying
One of the Mexican students got into surgery room. The diagnosis: appendicitis. We spend most of the weekend with him.

The funniest
Get into the wrong metro train and realize it after 3 stops. Happens all the time, hopefully.