Padawan meets HootSuite

Spring 2011 has been a rollercoaster to say the least. My appetite for this summer grew in the muddy thaw of spring out in Quebec, and thanks to my close relationships with my profs at Bishop's, I pushed up my exam dates and winter came to an even quicker end. I was blown away by our small school's atmosphere and the opportunity they recognize in their students in letting them out early to hunt down the best summer internships/jobs. After 7 months of lectures and standardized testing... School free in early April!?

"Could this really happen?", I thought...

Home and on to new projects, 3 days after I land at YVR I get an interview with my cousin's friend Ryan Holmes, an energetic, charismatic CEO of a startup social media dashboard company, among other things. I considered social media as the new kid on the block. With huge potential and massive growth, the future is new and exciting and wow is there a lot to learn. Ryan offered up an internship at in a 'to be determined division', and I lept at the opportunity.

"Did that just happen!?", I thought...

A week into the internship my mind is streaming with social media. Blogging my mind with new terms and practices, my 2 day old twitter account is laughable compared to some of the social media gurus around the office. But I'm stoked to learn yet exhausted from the daily info puke of new material. Dogs at the office? A mecca for food carts? Foosball tourny breaks? Friday rooftop afternoons?

Is this really happening?

These guys know how to work, and I'm realizing how lucky I got. Stay tuned for new blogs about the fascinating animal that is social media.