my mom and kat came back to help me move in...this year to brooklyn heights; such a different experience than columbia already...and its only the beginning of the second week. this area has much more of a neighborhood feeling than columbia/the upper west side ever did. i can literally walk out the door of (EHS) where i'm living and only see a couple of people; "normal" people :) we get access to the gym which is super nice considering for the average person its around $1,000 for a year pass and they have spinning here too!
this past week i have spent getting to know everyone at work which has been a wonderful experience. this summer i'm at Firmenich inc. one of the largest fragrance houses in the world and i have the privilege to work with my mentors hilary and lauren as well as several other people around the building. everyone is amazing! usually my day consists of getting up at 6:30am, leaving my room at about 7:35.... straight to the subway and after one transfer on the subway and a quick $2.00 ice coffee...i'm at work to begin my day! usually i spend the day attending fragrance meetings with my mentors, making sample requests, attending olfactive trainings, making "wab" kits of the top 30 mens and women's fragrances in the market, and planning social events for the company!! last week i attended the first "make your mark." lunch with Vanessa Reggiardo the new mark. president which was very insightful and inspiring... but what in this industry isn't inspiring! that same night the interns attended the CEW event at the harmonie club to hear jane lauder speak about origins and ojon and her role as ms. lauder's granddaughter!
this past weekend i spent friday night at sidebar with a few of the interns where we hardly spent a dime and still had an amazing time and saturday exploring brooklyn heights with robbie. sunday was a catch up day getting the room put back together and rested to begin week 2!
i received my project more fully in depth today and i can't wait to get it started! when i'm done doing very expansive and intense interviews/research, i will know exactly what the mark girl wants in life: what her favorite beauty items are, what she can't live without in her everyday life, and her PERFECT fragrance all of which i will present at the end of my summer to the mark and firmenich teams!
so that pretty much wraps up the last week or so.... much more to come in the future!! oh yeah... and i get "half day fridays" so i spend the later half of every friday shopping the streets of 5th ave... nice, i know!
Five favorites from this week.... trader joe's yogurt, hilary and lauren<3, crepes from artopolis, robbie and her roommates (haha), my new neighborhood in brooklyn!
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