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First Week at AutoCom!


Hello to everybody:

My name is Peter Wessenberg, I am from Straubing, Germany, a smaller town in the south of Bavaria, near Ratisbon. I am the second intern here at AutoCom Associates for the next upcoming six months. I will tell you a little bit of my first experience since my arrival. My first day in Detroit Metropolitan was Thursday September 25st. My colleague picked me up from the airport and gave me a ride to my apartment in Royal Oak. After a 40-minute drive we arrived there and my landlady Carol was already there to introduce me to my new home for the next 6 months. She is a good contact for housing in Royal Oak. It is a comfortable location for young people with an appropriate distance to work, which will takes about 30 minutes by car. The whole house and especially my room were cozy and well equipped. You don’t need to bring much on your own. In the first picture you can see one of the beautiful sunsets here, directly in front of our front porch.

Somerset Collection
My new flat mates took me out on my first day to a little burger restaurant called “Jim Brady’s” - A good address for fresh-made burgers and other dishes out of an american cuisine in Royal Oak. What you will definitely need is your own car; you can lease one or buy one. I would advise you to buy one because it can be sold afterwards; which eventually is cheaper. My new friends also took me to the “Somerset Collection” (sec. picture) a big mall beside Woodward Ave. You will find a lot of magnificent stores there with a good selection of clothing and other. As you can see, there is a lot to explore around here. My first day at work was very interesting. The whole team is really nice and friendly. You will get your introductions and can ask whatever you want; which helps a lot in the beginning.

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