PS...

Did I mention we got to play Stump the Schwab the other day??? Howie Schwab came in at the end of our orientation to give us a little taste of what it takes to stump him--the human sports encyclopedia. He seriously knows EVERYTHING! haha


Here's my boy Hobie kicking butt!...He wound up getting 2nd and winning us some sweet ESPN2 basketball pencils. haha...the guy that won was crazy smart!

Schwab doesn't seem like it on TV, but he is SO nice. He ate with Hobie and I at the BBQ afterwards--and gave us an open invitation to visit him in his office anytime! :)

OH and we also met Mike Golic from Mike and Mike, Linda Cohn, and John Buccigross.

Finally Here

First of all...

I hope you guys enjoy reading this! I figured it to be the best way for everyone to keep up with my adventures up here. I miss you all and I am SO sorry if you've tried to call or text me and I haven't gotten back to you. It's been a crazy last week and I'll hopefully be less crazy SOON! :)

BUT...with that said, I've been in Connecticut since last Thursday just exploring and trying to find my way around!

The interns all live in a highrise apartment building in downtown Hartford (called Hartford 21). It's really, really pretty here, but surprisingly quiet! Everything around our apartment closes at like 7 INCLUDING the mcdonalds downstairs. SO weird!

However, we have found some places to go out on our nights off--including a pub that reminds me of Delaney's. Check out their awesome state house--it's located right behind our apartment...

My roommates are Lacey, Lauren, and Pamela--they're all super nice! Lacey--who's from Florida State...is in Production Operations with me and we are sharing a room. It's like freshman year of college all over again--sharing a bedroom, finding my way around campus, meeting all new people...it's GREAT! We already have some great guy friends upstairs!! :)

Here are Lacey and I on the way to Rookie Camp yesterday!...

ESPN held "rookie camp" orientation for all the summer interns from Bristol, NYC, and LA yesterday on our first day. They told us that we are a mere 55 out of over 9,000 who apply for this internship every semester. I feel so lucky to have been given this opportunity.

Everyone here is SO extremely nice. They genuinely want to see us succeed and have offered countless times to help us with anything we need. They keep telling us that WE are the future of ESPN and they are relying on us to be there as others move up through the company. Eventually we will get our chance to move up too one day. As we put it "you can't have a successful football team with out the bench." Hopefully this means a good chance for a job...? ;)

For such an intimidating place--the people at work are sure welcoming. :) Thank GOD.

Yesterday was UNREAL.

We were taken on a tour of the entire campus. The place is like a college campus (literally)! It's HUGE! They even have a kickass cafeteria (made to order omlettes for breakfast and FREE COFFEE!!!!), a huge wellness center (with free massage therapy and exercie classes), and there's a full basketball court, too.

I'm embarrassed to say this, but when I walked into the Sportscenter control room, my eyes teared up. It was amazing!!! I think it was at that moment I realized, Crap, I'm really here. I'm where I've been dreaming of being for SO long--all my hard work is finally starting to pay off in a big way.

I can't believe I'm here.

As I write this I am trying SO hard to stay awake. I start the night shift tomorrow--6pm-2:30am. I'm hoping to sleep til atleast 11 tomorrow morning so I don't crash and burn come 10:00 tomorrow night.

We shall see!!!!

Schedule

As I was told about a month ago...I will be doing control room production for ESPNews (their CNN-like 24/hr network). They produce 36 half hour newscasts every 24 hours. I guess I will have to be on my toes... :) haha

Got a call yesterday from my supervisor, Sal. He told me I will be working Tuesday-Saturday 6:00 pm until 2:30 am. Gonna take a lot of getting used to, but atleast I won't oversleep (like I tend to do) and I'll get to see daylight! :)

More to come...

No Explanation Needed. :-)

AHH!

Just because I'm SOOO excited!!!!!! :-D

Step Brothers!!!! :)

Here's a fun video I edited. :)

Just a warning...the footage is really blown out so it looks ugly. :(

Pictures and fun from Letterman!

Only got some pictures outside the Theatre...they're very strict about EVERYTHING in there. They even made us turn off our cell phones. Like completely off.

However, it was a very fun experience!! The house band (led by Paul Shaffer) was awesome and Letterman was hilarious. They really try to give the audience a good time, especially during the commercial breaks. Amanda Peet, John Hamm from "Mad Men", and Augustana were the guests. All in all, it was a very fun and interesting experience--I would highly recommend it to anyone who has the chance!

Lucy and I infront of the theatre waiting to be let into the VIP area...