Today was my orientation for my fall internship with Discovery Communications. The drive is super easy and quick (and best of all I avoid the beltway!). There were about 60 other interns starting the same day as me and I am the only intern for my specific department, which is Discovery Education. There were interns for almost every major- anywhere from programming and creative to marketing and finance. So far it doesn't seem like there are many AU kids but a ton of UMD students. Orientation was VERY informative. We had a bunch of speakers come in and explain different aspects of the Discovery Community. A man from the learning and development department came to teach us about Discovery's past and he showed us what the company has been up to since 1985 when it was first started up. As he went decade by decade, it was amazing to see how quickly Discovery has grown.
(My first view of Discovery Headquarters)
I also learned that there is a lot more to the company than just working a 9-5 job. It is a community with day care for families and there are a ton of opportunities for social groups that you can join, reminding me a little bit of college life AU. There are groups such as multicultural, gay/lesbian and women's alliance that you can join and there are monthly meetings and events that you can go to. All events are open for anyone in the company to attend, including interns, which is great for networking.
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