Just another day at the office
I’ve learned the best thing about working for a magazine is what you lack in fiscal compensation (read: journalists are poor) you make up for in press perks. Invitations to lavish parties, complimentary vouchers to fancy restaurants, and fun little gifts included in press kits. Last week alone I got to attend to two exclusive parties for the launching of new jewelry lines.
One was an upscale champagne reception where I pretended to be fascinated by a new 45,000 GBP watch but was really only fascinated by the complicated hors d’oeuvres coming at me from white gloved servers every five minutes. The other was a posh party at Somerset House with an open bar and a special performance by Roisin Murphy, my new favorite singer. She’s like the indie version of Lady Gaga and pretty big here in the UK.
Party at Somerset House
My daily activities include writing content for the website, chasing up a couple stories for the upcoming issue and calling various jewelers in the UK for market research. Click the links below to see what kind of stuff I’m writing for the website.
http://tiny.cc/x6Npe, http://tiny.cc/klBOn
Additionally, I decided to consider it my rite of passage when my co worker invited me to the pub with her and several others after work one day. The pub lies at the heart of English socializing. 7 hours later we had ended up on a boat on the Thames river watching the London Eye light up in rainbow colors with our n’th bottle of wine for the evening.
At the Temper Trap show
I’m not the only one who gets an internship with cool perks. The other night Kori’s company sponsored an intimate concert with up and coming band, Temper Trap. Me, Felicia and Ruchi accompanied. There was unlimited free wine, ale and energy drinks. Lots of english hipsters too–we decided the hipster look is universal.
Felicia & Ruchi at Temper Trap
The group in front of LSE
The Intrax Intern Abroad group also visited the London School of Economics this past week to see what grad school over here is like. A lot of us are interested in getting advanced degrees so it was pretty informative. Highlights included the view from the roof of an LSE academic building and the gelato we ate beforehand. mmm.
On the roof at LSE
