All the searching finaly paid off!!

Interview after interview, I have finally found the right internship for me!!

On Wednesday February 21st I started my internship at the Cleveland Orchestra!! It feels nice to even say that I work there because the name itself is impressive.

Last semester, I received an application for a paid internship there, but due to finals week and my work schedule, I did not meet the deadline. I thought I missed a great opportunity and continued my search elsewhere. To my pleasant surprise, there was another posting, but it was unpaid. I applied just like any other internship and continued my search.

To my pleasant surprise, out of nowhere I receive an email from the internship coordinator saying that they were "very impressed with my resume, and would like to meet with me, and though its unpaid, to not turn them down because I may have a chance for further employment after graduation"... I thought "who cares if it isn't paid, its the Cleveland Orchestra! I'll take it" and I scheduled an interview for the 7th and on Valentines day I receive an email saying I got the internship!! I was ecstatic, and thanked God and even hopped up and down in my dorm room.

I knew this was meant for me because everything went so well. On the day of my internship, I woke up extremely early (actually I couldn't even fall asleep) and I even ate breakfast in Pilla and still had time to kill. I text'd all my friends and told them to pray, and got there 30 min early and called my internship coordinator, and even my mom. When I arrived in the parking lot, they interviewer was waiting for me. It just felt like a great environment and everyone was so nice.

On my first day I got to meet a lot of people, helped around the office and learned what I would be doing. I even got the chance to see a bit of the rehersal in the auditorium and was amazed at how beautiful it was.

This has been a great exerience already and it was only my first day... It just goes to show me how the search for an internship was not in vain, and I've learned a lot along the way and now I am ready and have found the right fit.

I will definetly blog about my days in the Orchestra each week. (I'm there on Wednsdays only)

Keep on searching interns!!
~Amanda S.