So I have officially begun my journey as an editorial intern at Odyssey. Tuesday morning, I hopped off the plane at LGA (ok not exactly like Miley, but kind of similar) with a dream and my cardigan (more like a lulu jacket but it’s ok- nobody’s perfect). Needless to say, I was ready to begin the best summer internship the next morning.

Wednesday morning, I woke up and walked into the lobby. I was the first one there... just let that sink in. We went upstairs and after a few meetings, we got a tour of the incredible building. It’s seriously an adult playground, but don’t confuse that for inefficient and unproductive. These people know how to get stuff done. We got our squads that we will be working in and played ice breakers like it was the first day of camp. We were given Odyssey t-shirts and bright orange Odyssey notebooks. We also took a walk through Madison Square Park to prove that mental health is key in any job.

To set the scene: the water is infused, the couches are huge, (this will not continue to rhyme), there is music blasting in the bathrooms, the art work is awesome and all of the coffee mugs say “Do What You Love”. So it’s not hard to believe that the rest of my days so far have been nothing less than amazing.

What I’m doing: Being an editorial intern, I am responsible for launching new communities of Odyssey at other schools. I’m excited to give a voice to those at schools who don’t already have the incredible opportunity of having Odyssey communities. I’m also responsible for editing and publishing content each week.

Five NYC tips I’ve learned this week:

Know what you want to order when you get to the counter

Unless you’ll have death stares from the people behind you.

Don’t stop in the middle of the sidewalk

If you do this you're gonna get my finger (the one in the middle). guess I already become a bit of a New Yorker because I want to physically remove those people from the sidewalk who stop to text someone back.

Don’t swipe your Metrocard too fast

I’m still not sure why every time I swipe my card it says “Error. Swipe again.” So stay tuned for next week when I debunk that reason.

Walk to the corner that is either going uptown or downtown before getting into a cab

For instance, 5^th avenue runs downtown so if you want to go to Union Square from 55^th street and you’re on Madison, walk to fifth.

Beware of the empty train car

Everyone keeps saying this, so I guess I’ll just keep avoiding it.