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First days in Detroit


Hi everyone,

My name is Kim, I am the new intern at AutoCom Associates. Currently I am pursuing a bachelor’s degree in International Business at the University of Aalen in Germany.  As part of my studies I am doing a six months internship here at AutoCom in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. I arrived in mid August at Detroit Metropolitan Airport where Marie, one of the current interns, picked me up and drove me to my new home in Royal Oak. I am living there in a shared house with four other housemates, one of whom is Florian another current intern at AutoCom. I am glad that I get to work with him and Marie for two weeks before their term ends and they take off for their vacation.
Ever since I arrived I have had some organizational things to get done, as in buying a car and opening a bank account. However, I have done some fun stuff as well. On my first weekend, I went with my housemates and their friends, who are also German interns, to an outlet mall in Troy, Michigan and last Thursday we watched the Detroit Lions play against the Cincinnati Bengals in a football game at Ford Field in downtown Detroit. To be honest, I have no clue about football but just being in this huge stadium filled with people was an incredible feeling.
 
This past weekend the traditional Woodward Dream Cruise took place where you can see all kind of cars, from old classics to brand new ones, cruising along Woodward Avenue. We went there for only a short time as the weather was not so nice – it had been rainy all day long. On Saturday evening there was a get-together in a house in our neighborhood that is also occupied by interns. It was really fun as I got to meet a lot of people who are living in Royal Oak too. 



Comments

Jack Harned said…
Welcome... Glad you are having a fast start.

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