I DID however have an interview today for my internship. To get to the underground subway station I had to walk along Oxford Circus, London's biggest and busiest shopping street. There are giant department stores with glitter, glamour, fashion, and lights everywhere; not to mention plenty of traffic both pedestrian and vehicle!
The interview itself went very well, and I really hit it off with the people I'd be working for. I had plans to start tomorrow instead of next week! Unfortunately, as I was returning home on the subway, I got a call from them telling me that (because the only just now checked with their accountants, instead of earlier when this whole internship process began) they actually WOULDN'T be able to take me on for the term. BUMMER!! I was really excited about this internship because it was with a world-famous luxury, boutique hotel firm whose biggest project was the Burj Al Arab(expensive, huge sail hotel in Dubai). It was a huge disapointment to get my hopes up for this position, only to be told that they wouldn't be able to take me even as an unpaid intern. I wish someone had checked on that sooner! So now I'm kind of at a loss - they're working on getting me another interview, and are confident I'll have a position this term - but it won't be nearly as cool or as close to what I want to do with my career as this internship would have been. But it's just a minor setback, and I'll keep you informed with what happens next!
Finally, I've updated my photo album with pictures from our first day in London on the walking tour. You can see all of them by clicking on the picture below:
That's it for now. Oh, and it's SNOWING!! Snow update tomorrow!
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