"First Day"

Monday January 2 was my first day of work. I am so excited to be a part of this agency. There are people from all over the world. In the business affairs departement I am the only American, there are two people from London and my supervisor is from Malaysia. Within the first week of work I made phone calls to Italy, France, Germany, Mexico, Canada, Poland and New Zealand. I love that aspect of this new job. Learning about all of the broadcast rules and regulations of all of the different countries is so interesting. Hell, just watching television here is fun. There is an Actimel milk commercial that shows a naked man running into the ocean. Try clearing that through the networks back home.
My first project is an Old Spice campaign that is only being shown in Eastern Europe. I'm helping out with some Wyborowa vodka (which we bought this weekend to taste test, pretty good!) ads and researching renewal info for some HVB (Hypovereinsbank) spots. I have to practice pronouncing things before getting on the phone with people, it's funny but everybody does it.
There are sixty stairs that I walk up and down everyday in order to get to my desk. Yes there is an elevator, but I will not be the only person using it. My calves were actually sore by the third day.

It's going to be a fun year.