My Internship!

So last night I had an interview via Skype with Mark Thompson, the Digital Media Manager at the Japan Times Online. I am proud to say that when I am in Japan I will be interning for the Japan Times in their Digital Media Department! I am very excited about this internship. Not only will it count as credit towards my BTMM internship, the company also pays for my transportation, and most of all this is something I am really interested in.

If you are wondering what exactly the Japan Times is, it is the most popular English language newspaper published in Japan. The slogan of the company is "The world's window on Japan". The newspaper has national, international, local, sports, all the sections of a regular newspaper. According to Mr. Thompson I will be assisting in the online department, maybe helping with the social media sites, rewriting articles and maybe a little video editing. He told me about a new twitter called "JTRecommends" where staff tweet about events they recommend going on in Japan. I'm sure I will have more information when I actually go to the office next month! I cannot wait.

I went through a phase a while ago where I was just sort of freaking out about life. I was not sure what I wanted to do or where I wanted to be. All my questions are not answered yet, but I am okay with that. I have decided that as long as I am intelligent and hard working, things will fall into place.

I feel very blessed to be where I am at this part in my life. About a year ago I was at my lowest of lows, but 2010 was a great year in which I grew as a person in many ways. As this semester comes to an end, I prepare for an even better 2010!

さようなら/Sayoonara

マリㇱサ

Japan Times Website