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News from our former intern Mareike...

Hey AutoCom guys and ladies,

Now it’s over a year ago that I left Detroit to finish my studies. I cannot believe that time is going by so fast. I will give you just a little report, what happened in my life in the meantime.

I finally turned in my thesis, which took a load off my mind. I mean… as u know…directly afterwards I got on a plane to see you guys. It was really great being able to see you again. Especially your faces were just amusing: “I know that girl… but with long hair”.

After leaving Detroit I visited Boston and New York. I don’t know why, but I don’t care too much about New York. But Boston was just great. I fell in love with that city right away. It looks really European and is so much cleaner than New York :-). But nobody told me that arriving at the Boston Airport is such an adventure. You really think you will crash into the water.






And I can tell you one thing: Your economy must have improved a lot after I went back to Germany. I shopped like there is no tomorrow :-). But it was actually only half the fun without my little Senior Intern Nicky! :-(

Back In Germany I started my first “real real job” :-) If you know what I mean. Not being a student assistant anymore, instead working full time. I work for a media planning agency at the so called Düsseldorf Media Harbor.










And I know one thing for sure… Andi would love it here, because we have a vending machine and coke, sprite and fanta for free…. as much as we want…every day :-) But I am pretty proud, in 7 weeks I only made use of that vending machines three times.
BTW, speaking of the devil (--> Andi): I really think Andi is haunting me… In my last job I shared an office with a coworker called Andre and now I am in an office with Andrea…: Andi everywhere… :-)

I hope you are all doing fine and that you will have a wonderful Christmas time. I will say goodbye now with two last pics: One of the traditional Christmas market (which you find all over Germany during this time, but this picture is from the one in Bonn, where I went to school). The other pic is of the famous “senior angel”! @ all current interns: Whatever Andi is saying about me and that she needed to wash my tongue with soap… it’s NOT true… this is my real identity :-)















Fröhliche Weihnachten, eure Mareike

Comments

Anonymous said…
Hey Mareike,

I love your post! Andi everywhere... Like she is watching you through binoculars...

Looks like your last picture was taken in the shop where you got your ear rings ;)

Silke
Tue Dec 09, 03:00:00 PM
Anonymous said…
hey Silke,

yes, it looks like that store but no... this one is a different one. U know as senior angel I have to help Santa a lot... so I went shopping :-)

Btw... I love my pierced ears ... it was the best idea ever!!!

Mareike
Tue Dec 09, 05:33:00 PM
Andi said…
Mar Mar!!!

Hehe I'm glad that you work with lots of varieties of Andreas. :) That means you will never forget me!!!

P.S. I only tell the interns the good stories and memories of you! I still have my file of drawings you gave me! :)

xoxo Andi
Mon Dec 15, 09:28:00 AM
Anonymous said…
haha... I don't need the varieties... How could I forget my favorite deskmate :-)

BTW... I need to know everything about your trip... I saw the pics... very cute :-) and u know... NEXT TIME U COME TO GERMANY!!!!
Thu Dec 18, 04:30:00 PM
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