I’m really enjoying life as an intern. Everyone I work with is so friendly and impressive. It’s just a really great experience. I’m getting to spend a lot of time with my fellow legal interns. We get to talk and hang out with each other and the permanent workers there during our lunch break. The office makes me feel like part of the team in multiple ways. I’ve felt like a member of the team when I’ve contributed to the team’s goals by helping to create defense strategies for our clients, been allowed to participate in group meetings, and when the water cooler broke and flooded the office, everyone from the head of our office to us interns was mopping the floor with paper towels that just would not absorb any water. It was so frustrating that we all just started laughing instead and it was a real bonding experience for the office. 

I’m living at home and commuting about 30 minutes there and back to work. Living at home, I get to enjoy a mixture of home cooked food and local restaurants. For special occasions, like Father’s Day or family birthdays, we go to several restaurants. For Italian food, Lion’s Bleeker Street is the best place around. The Red Rooster Grill and 99 are also good places that happen to be owned by parents of my sister’s friends. For late night food, there’s the classic 24 hour Blue Colony Diner with the best pancakes I have ever tasted. For fun, I go to the beach, pool, movies, or in to New York City because it’s only about an hour away.