Today, Sunday, May 18th I began my Internship experience. This was the third time I had met with my mentor, Betsy Ginn. Betsy is design consultent, which is pretty much the same thing as an interior designer, except she isn't certified. She did major in management and marketing in College. This internship is going to let me explore managing a developing business, creating relations to important people, and being as creative as I can be.
I began my internship on a Sunday because that's the best time to buy the best furniture. Betsy and I drove up to the Long beach flea market at 7:00 in the morning to scavenged for hidden treasure in piles of junk. She has an eye to spot potential in furniture - pieces she can flip, touch up, and restore into beautiful decor. We were shopping for the Coffee shop, Café Cantata, that's replacing The Panakin in the Flower Hill Mall in Solana Beach. Betsy, or Smid (her nickname, and company name), has the position of designing the space, like she did two other spaces in that mall.
I began my internship on a Sunday because that's the best time to buy the best furniture. Betsy and I drove up to the Long beach flea market at 7:00 in the morning to scavenged for hidden treasure in piles of junk. She has an eye to spot potential in furniture - pieces she can flip, touch up, and restore into beautiful decor. We were shopping for the Coffee shop, Café Cantata, that's replacing The Panakin in the Flower Hill Mall in Solana Beach. Our day was packed. I took notes of every item purchased, it's price, booth number, their name, cell phone number, and sometimes even a little sketch of the piece. After hours of hunting we began calling and hauling our finds back to our truck. Everything just barely fit. At one point Smid thought everything was in, and just as her and her helpers were going to shut the truck, a huge (7'') steel desk came around the corner on wheels for our delivery. She couldn't help but crack up.
Our fears of running short were adverted. We found PLENTY.
Successful Day one.
Great start to Internship.