Day 11 (Thursday, June 22)

Before I write about today, I want to write something that I forgot to write about yesterday...

Every state has its own customs and its own style. I remember people hyping up Whataburger when I got to Texas two years ago. Around here, a lot of people hype up White Castle. I must say that I had not paid too much attention to the hype. I guess the hype around here is more about the hot dogs and the deep-dish pizza. White Castle, nonetheless. is a favorite among the locals. Yesterday I had some and I must say that the hype fits. These burgers are good. They are small, but they are good. It's good to go to places and have the food that makes these places so unique. There's Whataburger in Texas, Nathan's hot dogs in New York and In-N-Out in California.

Moving on to today's story. Well, there is not much of a story. Today was one of those days that will be a blur. I spent the whole day in the office working on the computer system. I got the hang of it and I am learning some of the few little things that make The Associated Press different than any other news organization.

Although the computer programs and workflow is different than other news organizations, one thing that this bureau has in common with other newspapers is the work environment. One of the cool things that I liked about my internships in Texas and Florida is that it's a family environment. Here, it's no different. Tonight, most everyone from the office got together to bid farewell to a coworker who is moving to another bureau in another continent. By seeing everyone together away from the office environment I was able to see that this is a good environment. Everyone seems to get along with each other. That's very important to me because being so far from my friends and family I get pretty lonely. But w/ the family environment at the office, the homesickness is not that much.

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