Some Q's A'd

US: bathroom
EK: toilet

US: X all the boxes
UK: tick all the boxes

US: elevator
UK: lift

US: truck
UK: laurie

US: get along (like each other)
UK: get on

US: try it
UK: have a go at it

US: fries
UK: chips

US: chips
UK: crisps

and the most important one of all
US: soccer
UK: football
US: football
UK: American football

Ok... my internship.
Well, I work for a record label that owns a night club. Most of the work I do is for the club. I make sure that our listing that we send out to people is up to date with the latest lineup and price, and from that, I make sure that all our shows have tickets for sale with three seperate outlets. I also look up descriptions of bands to add to the listing. Gradually, I've started to do a bit more, like researching certain types of companies who pick out music for advertising, tv, and film and other various tasks. I work from 1-7 and usually get something to eat mid-afternoon from the sandwhich shop on the corner, for which I get a weekly allowance of £20 (not bad at all). There are only three of us in the office, which is typical for a small indie company, but we have quite a bit going on. Since I've expressed interest in working with label-specific things, Paul is going to have me help with licensing contracts next week perhaps. I'm really looking forward to that because I'll get to learn a bit more about licensing and contracts, both in which I'm very interested.

Is the experience what I expected or hoped for? Not entirely. I hoped to work for a larger organization with more weight in the marketplace. Am I enjoying myself? Yes. My internship experience is what I make of it, so I'm asking lots of questions, doing any task thrown at me, no matter how menial, and soaking up as much info as possible. Even if I don't figure out what my dream job is, this will help narrow things down, and that's valuable knowledge.

More Paris pictures to come soon.