I feel like a lucky cat!

Today was a very exciting day and it's only 11:30! As part of the FIE program, we had the opportunity to sign up for an internship at a London company. All we had to do was submit a CV (England's version of a resume) and a cover letter and they would find us a placement. Even though I knew I was guaranteed placement, I was initially nervous that I wouldn't be placed in film, which was my first choice. However, when I got my email last week and found out I was going to be working at a place called Lucky Cat Post Production, I was over the moon. Not only was it a post production company, which is the area of film I'm interested, it is named after cats! What could be better for me?

Today was the final step in my official placement, the interview. Since they'd already decided they wanted me, the interview wasn't competitive, they mostly needed to make sure my personality fit and that I'm not totally insane or something. But I still went in there a bit nervous because I'm not always comfortable talking to people, but as soon as I got inside, I felt much better. The office had a very friendly vibe and most everyone in there seemed very young and hip and smiled at me. In addition, a tiny fluffy dog came up to say hi to me almost as soon as I walked in. I soon learned that his name was  Benji. He was so adorable and well behaved and followed his person around in such an adorable way.

After a short wait, my supervisor Rachel was ready to talk to me. I was surprised to find that they were more interested in making sure I would be okay with the tasks they had in mind for me which would be a lot of running around and making sure things were going smoothly. Between errands and in downtime and such, I will have a chance to learn more about editing and the different programs they use and they're eager to help me advance, so I'm really excited about every aspect of this. I even get to walk Benji in my free time and explore Soho a bit. I just need to remember to wear comfy shoes so that I will be able to do the running around and fetching lunch part.

I start next Thursday at 9:30 and can't wait to let you know how it goes!