Los Angeles

Well, I did it! I am so happy and excited to have been offered an internship position with NBC Universal working on Entertainment Publicity! It is a dream job of mine and something that I have aspired to since I was young. I can’t wait to work my ass off and prove my worth.

Los Angeles is going to be fantastic! I cannot wait! Not only am I SO excited to meet new people and explore an amazing new city, some very close friends of mine will also be there all summer. Caitlin and Monica from Boston College will be interning in LA this summer, and my very good friend Adam will also be staying in LA! He goes to USC, but we grew up together in Minnesota and it has been a very long time since we have seen each other beside visits to Europe.

I am currently figuring out how I am getting to LA and where I am going to live, but pricing the situation I have found that shipping my car and flying out on my own is the cheapest option. Shipping my car from Minnesota to LA cost $600 and flying from Bos to MSP to LAX to MSP and back to Bos at the end of summer should be roughly $550! What a good deal!

As for places to live, I am not picky. I want something comparable to what I pay in Boston ($800 a month) and that is close to Universal City in LA. Meaning Santa Monica and UCLA are out and USC and Studio City are in. Adam and some of my internship coordinators have been helping me find places, but I think I stumbled upon a gem.

The Tuscany Apartments are located in LA right near USC and 20 minutes away from my job. They are very pricy and fabulous, but since a lot of students live there (think 2000 of BC but multiply its fabulosity by 10 and you have Tuscany), they are trying to sublet at any cost. Their misfortune is my advantage. I will pay $800 a month for a single and private bathroom. There is internet, cable TV and HBO, central air, a gym, spa, 2 hot tubs, pool, steam room, tanning patio, and underground parking included! JACKPOT! Plus there is a fucking Chipotle Mexican Grill attached to the building. I will have to work extra hard in the gym to avoid getting fat, but it is fate. I may actually start believing in God again!

And so there you have it. Summer 2k9: Los Angeles! It is sure to be a flashy adventure where I will bust my balls to do everything I can to help NBC Universal! Come visit anytime!