Time and Life Building, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

Wow! Never would I have thought that I would be in New York City making paper and having the time of my life. Everyone always told me to do what I want to do "because I am young" and I think NYC is the perfect city for that reason. Let alone, I scored an internship with People magazine albeit, in SPANISH! What an experience...


Let me tell you about the past few days:
On Sunday, I was on my to the Big City. After many delays at the airport and a long bus  from LaGuardia, I finally arrived at Columbia University. Columbia University was founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in New York and the fifth oldest in the United States. Some famous people to have stepped on this campus are President Barack Obama, Alexander Hamilton (founding father of the good ol' USA), President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his brother Theodore Roosevelt.

Pictured right, is the library I walk by every day on my way to the Subway station.

One might say that might dorm is almost like a prison, however it is just a dorm. I live on the 12th floor of the East Side of campus with a magnificent view of the city.  As you enter our dorm, you enter into the common area which consists of a small kitchen, a dining room set, and a couple of couches. The rooms are then down the stairs, which in reality is the 11.5 floor and are all individual rooms with one bathroom. It is a pretty nice set up. My room mates are also interning here in the city doing some sort of research for different companies and we all get along pretty well.

After I located where my dorm was and met my room mates, I decided to explore the town a bit. I wanted to try and get myself acquainted with the town so I am not lost on my first day of work. Lucky for me, I have a few friends that I graduated with from Transylvania University living up here so I was able to meet up with them. On Sunday, Abby Newcom and Jenna came to Columbia to explore the campus and help me around town. They gave me a brief lesson on how to use the subway system, which is very helpful (thank you ladies!). After we departed ways, I used my handy dandy iPhone to maneuver through the maze of avenues and numbered streets of NYC. I eventually found work... this big huge building that says "Time and Life Building". At first I couldn't believe this was where I would be working but as I started to think about it more, a big smile came on my face. After I finally found where I was working, I realized where it was... 2 blocks from Time Square and right in the center of Rockefeller Center. What a great location. (pictured left).

Monday then rolled around and it was my first day as an intern for People en Espanol. Nervous as can be, I didn't sleep well the night before because of all the thoughts I had rolling through my head;"What if I'm not what they expected?" "What if this is too much for me?" "What if my Spanish isn't up to par?". However, when I got up on Monday morning, I was ready for anything they threw my way. After meeting the staff, and of course the director for People en Espanol publication (not internet), I knew this was going to be a fun and wonderful learning experience. After orientation, it was back to the grind of posting articles from peopleenespanol.com to their Facebook and Twitter pages. I also learned how to crop photos from their database for the articles they write for their site. Each day, I am learning more and more about the company in itself. I am also learning more about certain aspects of the website to attract certain readers. Overall, Monday was a great day to what will be a great experience!!

Monday night was a fun night. After working on the computer all day, I wanted to explore the city and once again, I met up with Abby. Abby lives over by Union Square, on the south end of town. When I met up with Abby, we decided we were going to get a bite to eat. We went to this place called S'Macs, where all they serve are different forms of Mac and cheese. Surprisingly enough, it was really tasty and I was satisfied. After hanging out at NYU (no biggie) for a bit and meeting her room mates and friends, I decided to leave for my prison and hit the sack.


Tuesday, er today, was a pretty solid day in itself. After sleeping in my prison cell for a good solid 8 hours I was ready to learn some new things. I was set up with a Mac and a phone in the bullpen with the other interns that work for People or People Espanol. I work on the 27th floor of Time and Life Building. As you exit the elevator, you see a sign that says PEOPLE and PEOPLE ESPANOL (pictured left, which I took with my phone... had to). The Time Life Building is incredible. It has 48 floors, with each floor either having one to two magazines per floor (and of course some offices). So far, I have enjoyed my experience with People Espanol and it's only day 2.

Tomorrow is a new day. A new day to learn many more new things! I am looking forward to being able to add my input, and be able to help People en Espanol!!