Internships Can Be Exciting, Rewarding and Fun!
Last week, I was greeted with a little surprise from Kelly. On Monday morning I was driving to work when Kelly called me and said, “Alexis, let’s be spontaneous and drive up to Orlando for the 2010 American Rental Association (ARA) Convention” I responded that I could go as long as I would be back by Tuesday night, the night of my first midterm.
So, Kelly, her niece Simone Hazel, who owns Lunare Design Scapes, and I drove down to Orlando that morning and attended the convention. It was so much fun! Not only did we run into lots of familiar faces, but we got to look around and get decor ideas and inspiration for BubbleQ, too.
It’s difficult to imagine that the South Beach Wine & Food Festival is a week away! It seems like just yesterday Kelly called to ask me to assist her team with organizing the festival. What an incredible internship experience this has been so far, and the festival has not even occurred yet!
Kelly and I had our meeting with Lee Schrager, the director of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, and his team from Southern Wine & Spirits. We reported all of the detail of the Bubble Q BBQ from the decor elements, to the menu, to which chefs were attending. He seemed very pleased with our work and mostly, with our organization. Yesterday, we had a meeting with a local T-shirt company to design the T-shirts that will be worn by the individuals working in Bubble Q BBQ.
Things have been very busy around the office. Right now, we’re putting the last minute details in place before the festival. It seems that everyday, chefs are calling to change their equipment and food orders, which means that I have to go back to change all of this in writing. However, I expected these changes to occur and anticipate changes to keep coming our way until the first guest enters the tent. Even then, who knows what can happen? But that’s why I love what I do.
Article by Alexis Andrade and courtesy of the Florida International University School of Hospitality
