Hey everyone,
My name is Eva and I will be an intern at AutoCom for the
next six month. My first day at AutoCom was on September 11th and
with that I had a few days since I started my internship to settle in and get
familiar with everything.
Originally, I am from a small village in Bavaria and I am
currently pursuing my bachelor double degree in European Business at the
Technical University of Applied Science in Regensburg, Germany. I spent the
last year studying at the Oxford Brookes University in the UK. So after a year
in the UK, I decided that an internship in the US would be the perfect match
for me.
As many former interns of AutoCom, I am living in a shared house
in Royal Oak with two others. One of my
flat mates kindly picked me up from the airport, even though we’ve never met
before. After taking me home to our house she took me to downtown Detroit to
show me around as well as to pick up some food for dinner after my long trip.
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| RiverWalk Downtown Detroit |
It’s been over two weeks since I left Germany for
the next half year. But within this weeks in Metro Detroit Area I was able to
get settled in, get my newly purchased car registered, get a bank account as
well as get an American phone number. Moreover, I was able to experience lots
of new things, meet new people and get more familiar with the American culture.
Furthermore, I experienced that having a car here is
definitely a plus. In my first three days here in the US, until I was able to
register my car, I experienced how important it is to own a car. I tried to walk
as much as possible and a 30 minute walk to the next bigger store is doable,
but is nothing for the everyday life. With having the car registered, I was
able to experience way more than just small stores nearby my house but also to
get to bigger stores like Target or Walmart to fill not only the fridge but
also to collect more experiences.
Within my first weekend, I was able to go to my first
American farmers market in Royal Oak. Which was not only selling local fruits
and vegetables but also many other local produced products. You totally can go
there hungry and not leave hungry. There was a small coffee place, which
satisfied the coffee cravings in the morning but also some small bakeries which
sold bread, donuts and many other yummy smelling pastries.
My first weeks at AutoCom passed by so quickly, but I already
can tell that I will like it. Everyone was helping me to settle in, to get to
know my task field, as well as explaining lots of new things, not only about
the work but also about where to go and what to do around in this area of the
United States. I am looking forward to the upcoming time here at AutoCom!
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