Hi everyone,

My name is Sarah Heuser. I’m 23 years old and from a small town near Cologne, Germany. I just finished my master’s in Journalism and Corporate Communications at the University of Applied Sciences in Wuerzburg. Even though I have a bachelor’s degree in Media and American Studies, I have never been to the US before. That’s why I really wanted to do an internship here so I could see what life and work is like.

Rebecca and Julian, the other AutoCom interns, picked me up from the airport last Saturday and my new roommates and some of their friends were already waiting for me. We are all living in Royal Oak, but I’m in a different house than the other AutoCom interns. They are currently taking me to work as I am still figuring out details regarding my car.

Last week, which was also my first week at work, was the 4^th of July holiday. That’s why I joined Rebecca, Julian and other interns on a trip to New York. We drove over ten hours but it was worth it: the city is impressive and I loved it. I want to explore as much as I can during my stay here: Detroit, the Great Lakes, but also Chicago, Toronto and Niagara Falls.

At the same time I want to learn as much as possible at AutoCom: how to write press releases, how to interact with clients and how to work in an American company in general. Having only worked in larger German companies before, doing an internship in a small American business will probably be completely different.

I am looking forward to three months of learning, working, travelling and making new friends.