As week #1 at Bozell is coming to a close, the only thought in my head is “slow down summer! You’re going too fast!” It’s hard to believe, but I already love this place and these people, and I don’t ever want this summer internship to end. And you know you’ve had a great first week at work when your fellow interns have already prank joked you. (Any ideas for retribution are welcome!) It’s almost impossible to describe how amazing this week has been or how excited I am to spend the rest of the summer with these people, but I’ll give it a go.

It became quickly apparent that we five interns were going to be fast friends and a great team when we all ordered the same thing for lunch the first day: plain chicken and cheese quesadillas. Kevin joked that if anyone asked about us interns that he would respond “They don’t like onions!!” And it’s all uphill from there. Daily morning coffee runs and a “random link of the day” from me have been established, and lunch break bonding has ensued, although we have had to call out Joe for ditching us multiple times, and Jordan has already left us for vacation (the team just isn’t whole without him!). We’ve already hatched a plan to make a video series of our lives and experiences here at Bozell, and the ideas just keep coming. And how many companies give interns their very own desks?? And I’m talking full-size legitimate desks. Yea, this is cool.

Our very first day, we knew this internship would be unlike any other when we had our first client meeting with Creating Captains, the nonprofit organization that we get to work on this summer. We came out of the meeting absolutely ecstatic about working with Matt and Allie, the two people that run the organization. Their energy and the amazing message and goals of the nonprofit will make for a fun project, and I think I speak for all of us interns that any free time is dedicated to researching and coming up with ideas to create the best possible proposal we can (yes, we’re THAT excited about it). We’ve all been busy so far with our own individual department assignments, and I have learned soooo much already! I may actually come out of this thing ready for the real world! (scary thought) So all in all, Bozell is awesome, us interns are awesome, and this summer is already bidding for a top spot on my list of best summers ever. Bring it on week #2! We’re ready for you!