Interview Exhaustion

Since my post on Sunday, I have been completely swept away by the internship interview process. Monday was a combination of class lectures and then interviews in the evening, and then both Tuesday and Wednesday were devoted to interviews. At the end of it all, I'm still standing, but I certainly have a few battle scars - blisters from my high heels, slightly less cash from having to pay for a taxi after get lost (twice), and emotional exhaustion from having my CV ripped apart by every interviewer. For anyone that has ever watched America's Next Top Model, this whole process is very similar to the go-see episode that they have every year...unfortunately, my version did not feature haute couture fashion at any of the interviews. Most of my interviews were with lobbying groups that deal with the European Union, so I will most likely be working for the private sector to monitor and deal with the EU (rather than work for the EU directly). The internships are assigned tomorrow, so I let you all know as soon as I found out where I will be working for the semester. Well, that pretty much updates you on the  first half of this week, and the next update won't be until Sunday night. We have a free Friday this week, so a bunch of us are heading to Amsterdam for the weekend. I leave tomorrow (Thursday) evening and get back Sunday afternoon. The bags are packed and the camera is charged, so I will tell you all about it when I return. And in anticipation of my Dutch weekend, tot ziens!