(BBA, The Washington Nationals Baseball Club)
I had to come into the office at 9:30 AM. I got to experience my first real commute into Washington D.C. via the metro. Due to a little bit of nerves but mostly excitement, my sleep schedule was completely off, and finally at 6:30 AM I thought it was acceptable to get out of bed. I take the metro into D.C. a lot for sports games, concerts, or just to go into the city, so I’m extremely comfortable on the Red Line. However, to get to Nationals Park I have to take the Red Line and then switch to the Green Line in Chinatown. That was quiet an experience. The metro was PACKED and trying to squeeze out at my stop was a challenge in itself. But I did it! After getting on the Green Line and getting off at Navy Yard I walked about 3 steps outside and there was Nationals Stadium. I was surprised how easy it was to get there.
Mission One: getting to the stadium, CHECK.
Once I got to the Media Gate Entrance at the stadium, another intern was there to let me in. After filling out some paperwork and receiving my credentials I was taken to meet my supervisor, Heather. She seems like a fun person to work with for the next two months. She briefly explained to me the role of the division, but then it was straight to work: my first meeting!
Mission Two: meeting my supervisor and already doing work, CHECK.
Working in the Ballpark Enterprise Department, I get to work at all of the game-day and non-game-day events. Just this week (Wednesday-Tuesday, ya I was surprised about their definition of a week too) I’ll be working at 5 baseball games! After receiving my schedule, Heather showed me to my cubical. My cubicle is probably twice the size of those on the fourth floor of Kresge, and is well decorated with Nationals stuff EVERYWHERE. Not bad, not bad at all.
After getting adjusted, Heather thought it would be beneficial for me to take a tour of the stadium. Side Note: the tour of the stadium is one of the best tours in D.C., so if you’re in the area you should definitely check it out! After the tour, I was free to leave for the day.
Mission Three: surviving day one, CHECK.
Overall, I’d say this was a successful first day. I look forward to updating everyone on my experience over the next 8 weeks. Who knows, maybe ill even get to meet Strasburg!
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