Sorry I haven't written in over a week! Just to catch you up on the rest of my orientation weekend we got to see the Productions office (where I work) and we visited the World Golf Hall of Fame. They had a virtual golf simulator and the guy called me up to play in front of everyone. That was embarrassing. At least I hit the ball!
My first day of work I met everyone, I mean, everyone there was to meet at the office. My boss took me around to every office and I shook hands and tried to remember names. Everyone was really nice and I got to eat lunch with my roommate at Fairways Cafe nearby.
Most of last week was spent logging tapes, which means I record each clip of a whole reel of film and describe what is on it. For instance, when I was doing interview tapes I would have to transcribe word for word a full interview. One tape would usually take me a day. A little less than a day if the person speaking was easy to understand and didn't use fillers like "I mean, you know, and like." People use them so much these days that I overlook those phrases and I have to type verbatim so I had to rewind a lot to catch those things.
I got to sit in on a voice over recording for Behind the PGA Tour which runs on the Golf Channel. That was really cool, the man who does the voice overs is also their on air talent. I got to sit in behind the scenes of the control room of an online live telecast of On the Tee, and the next day I got to see it from inside the studio. The guy who does voice overs was also a host for the show.
This week I have a special project to edit a Memorial Presentation from The Players Tournament. Tim McGraw performed and they honored everyone in the military. I get to edit the video together, just splice things together and make it fluid and to condense it. I watched the video today and Tim McGraw was a great performer. They also had a husband surprise his pregnant wife and their child from wherever he his military base was. She thought he was on a ship somewhere, because he was in the Navy. But they surprised her, I almost cried there right in the logging room.
This past weekend was really fun and relaxing, laid by the pool Saturday and yesterday we went to Mickler Beach which is in Ponte Vedra. Thank goodness for good weather!
Well my birthday is coming up so I will be celebrating in Jacksonville with my intern friends and in Gainesville with my home friends! It shall be exciting!
I'll write later when I get a chance!
Teeing Off,
Leah
Monday, June 14, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Winners!
Today was a long day, yet enjoyable! We had panel discussions this morning with former interns and people who work in the golf industry. Our group had the opportunity to do a lot of networking and meet with a lot of people who will be helpful resources in the future.
By the end of the day, everyone knew that they had been anticipating the chance to play 9 holes at Sawgrass. We all got split up into different teams, each golf cart with our names on them. For those of us who aren't familiar with the game we got a short lesson on how to swing the clubs.
I was definitely rusty considering I haven't played for two years since I last took lessons. Luckily, when we made it to our first tee my roommate made a hole in one! She hadn't played since April and she got it in on the first swing. It was amazing! Low and behold my team was the one who ended up winning with a score of 30! I know that I did not contribute much to the team because I was hitting balls three feet in front of me or in the wrong direction really far. They were understanding about my inability to play and we all still really enjoyed ourselves.
We are touring the World Golf Village tomorrow, which is where I will be based. I am excited to see my department!
Teeing off,
Leah
By the end of the day, everyone knew that they had been anticipating the chance to play 9 holes at Sawgrass. We all got split up into different teams, each golf cart with our names on them. For those of us who aren't familiar with the game we got a short lesson on how to swing the clubs.
I was definitely rusty considering I haven't played for two years since I last took lessons. Luckily, when we made it to our first tee my roommate made a hole in one! She hadn't played since April and she got it in on the first swing. It was amazing! Low and behold my team was the one who ended up winning with a score of 30! I know that I did not contribute much to the team because I was hitting balls three feet in front of me or in the wrong direction really far. They were understanding about my inability to play and we all still really enjoyed ourselves.
We are touring the World Golf Village tomorrow, which is where I will be based. I am excited to see my department!
Teeing off,
Leah
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Orientation
I can't believe my study abroad trip is over with. Monday was the longest day of travel. We woke up at 5 am to leave for Heathrow. Our flight home was so much better than our flight to Ireland. There were about 196 movies to choose from and my tv was a touch screen. I chose to watch Hannah Montana and Princess Diaries and thankfully I caught up on a lot of sleep.
When we arrived in Newark we sat on our connecting flight for a good two hours, were then deplaned, and then we sat there for another hour. Finally they told us we were able to board and the weather had cleared up so we hauled our hineys onto the plane. The flight wasn't bad but we ended up getting into Orlando at 11:00 pm opposed to 6:30 pm.
I spent the night with my sister and she let me drive her Mercedes the next morning to head back to Gainesville. That day was very overwhelming. I unpacked my suitcase and then shopped for business attire because my closet has NONE. Then I repacked my suitcase. I met my friends from home that night to catch up after not seeing them for a month and then I passed out from exhaustion.
Yesterday I left early to move into my apartment. It was really easy to place my things everywhere because I had everything packed from my trip. I finally got to see Harrison and we ate Bono's with his mom for lunch.
I finally got to meet my roomies Emily and Laura when I arrived back in the apartment. I met another girl Annie who lives in the 932 apt with 3 other girls. Luckily we only have the three of us so it isn't as crowded. I am sharing the master bedroom with Emily. The bathroom is huge and the bedroom is a decent size.
We headed to our reception where we got to meet all the other interns. There are 32 of us, and we were all selected out of 1500 applicants. Everybody was really nice and not pretentious at all. I thought that was pretty neat. We got to mingle and eat hourdourves. They had a powerpoint with our names flashing on the slides with our bios on them. Someone said, "Look! They have our bios on the PowerPoint!", and just as I looked up my slide was there.
Our intern supervisor made a speech and read pieces of some of the essays aloud. Most of the time, the chances of mine getting read aloud is slim to none but he read part of my diversity essay out loud! It was quite the surprise, but a pleasant one. I also got to meet my supervisors and they were extremely nice and I am even more excited to work with them now. My office is 45 minutes away so I will have to commute, but fortunately my other roomie Laura works there so we can carpool!
Today was a long day of speakers. I learned a lot about the industry and all the different jobs. They provided us with meals which was very convenient. And at the end of it all we ate at a place called Clarks Fish Camp which was filled with stuffed animals. When I say stuffed animals I mean animals that were living, then died, and then were stuffed. It was so bizarre in there, but definitely a fun environment. It was also next to the water so we watched a lot of people boating on the river. We got to eat some alligator tail, fried green tomatoes, and fried pickles for an appetizer, and then I enjoyed a yummy seafood pasta. Dinner gave me the chance to talk to some of the interns and get to know them better. We are thinking of starting a group online so we can start planning outings.
Tomorrow we actually get to golf, this should be interesting! I'll update later!
Teeing off,
Leah
When we arrived in Newark we sat on our connecting flight for a good two hours, were then deplaned, and then we sat there for another hour. Finally they told us we were able to board and the weather had cleared up so we hauled our hineys onto the plane. The flight wasn't bad but we ended up getting into Orlando at 11:00 pm opposed to 6:30 pm.
I spent the night with my sister and she let me drive her Mercedes the next morning to head back to Gainesville. That day was very overwhelming. I unpacked my suitcase and then shopped for business attire because my closet has NONE. Then I repacked my suitcase. I met my friends from home that night to catch up after not seeing them for a month and then I passed out from exhaustion.
Yesterday I left early to move into my apartment. It was really easy to place my things everywhere because I had everything packed from my trip. I finally got to see Harrison and we ate Bono's with his mom for lunch.
I finally got to meet my roomies Emily and Laura when I arrived back in the apartment. I met another girl Annie who lives in the 932 apt with 3 other girls. Luckily we only have the three of us so it isn't as crowded. I am sharing the master bedroom with Emily. The bathroom is huge and the bedroom is a decent size.
We headed to our reception where we got to meet all the other interns. There are 32 of us, and we were all selected out of 1500 applicants. Everybody was really nice and not pretentious at all. I thought that was pretty neat. We got to mingle and eat hourdourves. They had a powerpoint with our names flashing on the slides with our bios on them. Someone said, "Look! They have our bios on the PowerPoint!", and just as I looked up my slide was there.
Our intern supervisor made a speech and read pieces of some of the essays aloud. Most of the time, the chances of mine getting read aloud is slim to none but he read part of my diversity essay out loud! It was quite the surprise, but a pleasant one. I also got to meet my supervisors and they were extremely nice and I am even more excited to work with them now. My office is 45 minutes away so I will have to commute, but fortunately my other roomie Laura works there so we can carpool!
Today was a long day of speakers. I learned a lot about the industry and all the different jobs. They provided us with meals which was very convenient. And at the end of it all we ate at a place called Clarks Fish Camp which was filled with stuffed animals. When I say stuffed animals I mean animals that were living, then died, and then were stuffed. It was so bizarre in there, but definitely a fun environment. It was also next to the water so we watched a lot of people boating on the river. We got to eat some alligator tail, fried green tomatoes, and fried pickles for an appetizer, and then I enjoyed a yummy seafood pasta. Dinner gave me the chance to talk to some of the interns and get to know them better. We are thinking of starting a group online so we can start planning outings.
Tomorrow we actually get to golf, this should be interesting! I'll update later!
Teeing off,
Leah
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