Short & Sweet.

Monday 25 October 2010
I had a full day of work in the morning at Think London. I finished up another research list of companies and also started a couple new projects. I began writing the October Update that we send to prospective clients. The update is all about the new progressions in Olympic projects. I basically got to write the entire thing from scratch, which is pretty cool. Plus, it will be sweet to have a copy for my resume. It was a bit frustrating because I didn't really know what Lucette, my boss, wanted. She didn't specify a format or give me any guidelines really. I looked at past examples, but each month is so different they didn't really help give me a concrete idea of what she wanted.

I think that is just the mentality of British people. In America, the people in charge basically tell you exactly what they want from you. The authority tells you what is expected of you. For example, in class, American professors have a syllabus outlining each week's assignments. Here, you have the entire semester to work on one project. There are no deadlines, or guidlines. It's been very frustrating trying to get used to this new style of work. I feel like I am constantly trying to guess what is expected of me, when in reality the authority (boss, teacher, etc.) just wants to see what you come up with on your own. It's taking some getting used to, to function like that.

At work, I also continued working on the briefing about important CEO, Presidents of companies, etc. who will be attending a Chairman's meeting about the Olympics next week.  I wrote biographies about the 2 people basically in charge of the entire Olympics, the CEO of Visa Europe, the President of McDonald's Europe, the Mayor of London and others. I am still amazed that I am working at such a high profile company. I don't know if I could see myself working in an environment like this when I am older, but for now it's been a really great experience.

After work, I met a friend from class who lives in Canary Wharf, Camilla. We headed to a part of London I hadn't really been to before, Shoreditch. She frequently goes to "Short & Sweet" movie nights at a pub. They show these short films to the public for free. It was a really comfortable, urban space in the back of a pub. The films were about 8 - 15 minutes long.  I didn't know if I would really enjoy it because I am not really into movies, but it was actually pretty cool. The woman who runs the event is crazy! She had so much personality. So much strange personality. I guess it's hard to explain. She was a petite blonde with an English accent I didn't understand. She wore a beige oversize sweater and just giggled almost the entire time she was introducing the films. She was definitely from another country in Europe beside England. Anyway, the movie night was a success and I got to experience a new part of London with a new friend.