We, the new interns, started our week on a somewhat warm and sunny Wednesday. All of us girls came in dolled up with our dresses and little flats, but little did we know what we were in for on our first day as interns at Double R Productions! When Clo and I walked into the cozy office, I was nervous and I’m just about sure my palms were sweating when I shook Catherine Baum’s hand. Her greeting at the door was cute and simple as she offered to take our coats and showed us where we could find them. Of course, the first thing we did was sign the required paper work and contracts and we took a little tour of the office. I was surprised when she walked into the doorway of one room and informed us that it was the “intern office.” Only familiar with what I had seen in the movies, I thought that we would be stuck in a little dusty corner. I was wrong. Our office is a brightly colored spot with relaxing pole lamps, interesting paintings and posters, and three Mac computers! Each desk has a comfortable chair, a hefty amount of office supplies, and at least one little fuzzy farm animal to remind us of who the boss is, Rosemary Reed. We learned on the tour that Rosemary was raised on farmland and has a love for the animals, and it is quite obvious. There is some sort of animal on every inch of the office, and they add quite the “magic touch” if I must say so myself.
Once Asia, the third intern, came in we completed all of the paper work and read through the manuals we had been given. Catherine then informed us that she had planned a scavenger hunt for us. I had not expected to be going on a scavenger hunt, but was quite excited to get out in what I had heard was one of the nicest parts of DC and learn something new. We took a look at the list of places and did a little bit of research on Google maps thinking our task would be a breeze, though, we didn’t take much time to actually map things out. We would later regret that decision. We began our journey right by the office where we found the landlord’s office, which was one of the nine places we were expected to find and take a picture of. We figured since we had found that one so easy, the rest would be the same. This fun and exciting task slowly turned into a mess. Before I knew anything, it had been two and a half hours since we had left the office and we were almost a whole metro stop up from the office! We had got completely lost and strayed far out from Dupont Circle in search of our last destination, Firehook Bakery. All Asia could say is “It doesn’t matter how long you live in DC, it’s always a mystery.” Once we had finally found it, and took a bathroom break, we began to drag back down 17th Street hoping to soon see Connecticut Avenue again, because then we knew we would be back on track. On our way back down, I began to watch my feet hit the ground each step I took. My little Southern feet weren’t used to all that walking and I could not believe they weren’t aching. My head flew up, forcing me to actually pay attention, when I heard a loud “see! I told you so!” from Clo. I looked up not only to see a sign that read “Connecticut Ave,” but also one hovering over me that said “Firehook Bakery.” I looked up at Asia, the DC native, and simply said “We have been half way across town, just to get half way around the corner.“
-Brianna Glenn
