Chapter: The Internship

The Internship

The first week of my internship was interesting...

I walk up to this place that looks like a piece of a castle...it has old charm and is quite interesting. 
I enter the building and the old charm continues...I walk to the reception desk... 

"Hi, my name is Darius Francis, I am and intern from Chicago working with the events and programming team here."

"OH! Hi, you are the person everyone has been talking about here! We all got an email about you, saying how you would be joining us!" 

Anna, the sweet girl from reception! She was so nice and things never changed. Always greeting with a smile and her British accent could never do any harm.

"Well, Da-rye-us, uh.. I mean, how is it that you say your name?" she said. 

"DARE-EE-US." I explained. 

"Well Darius, let me call Rupert, the Artistic Director, he has been awaiting your arrival." 

Moments later a long, lanky man, wearing a black suit with big black hair walks from the left corridor.  He looked a little confused, very artistic to say the least.  

"Daarius!" He said like a Newyorker 

"Welcome to Summerhall! My name is Rupert, I am the Artistic Director here at Summerhall.  You have been in contact with my wife, Anu, she is your internship coordinator. Let me show you around!" 

At this time I was a little nervous. However,  I was exited to be in this new place.  Rupert took me on a tour of this amazing building called Summerhall. He explained to me that Summerhall used to be the Vet School for the University of Edinburgh. 

All the original architecture was the same from when the school move to its new location.  Each room in Summerhall was still in it original state and kept its original name.  The most amazing of all the rooms was the " Dissection Room." this room was where the vet students dissected and learned about the interior of animals.  There was a large lift in the space, now used for DJs and others event things, previously was the lift used to bring up large animals, like elephants, and giraffes.  

What an amazing and unique place to work.  

After my tour of all the venues in the large and beautiful Summerhall, I was thoroughly confused. 
The Dissection Room, The Small Animal Clinic, The Autopsy Room, The Main Hall, and The Old Lab, just to name a small few.  The place is a maze...

Rupert took me back around and to through the courtyard and up to the management office and showed me my desk! 

Let me back track.  During the time of the tour, every time we saw someone, which was every five seconds, I was introduced to someone new.  

Rupert would say, 

"Hi ______, I am taking our new intern on a tour of all of our venues. He is from...Chicago..."

"The new person would usually gasp and say oh, you are from the States! C H I C A G O...Ive never been. 
Why are you here?
We have such terrible weather."

Okay, now back to my desk.  It was definitely more than I expected. Wonderful view and large windows in the office! Just what I like!

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