Oh dear. Where to begin? Blog name? About me?
I decided to name my blog ‘Sarah’s Bella Vie’ because I am growing up and living what is a very beautiful life. My middle name is also Bella and there is no real reason behind “la vie” besides the fact that I liked how it sounded when you say it and it means ‘life’ in french. I could have went with “vida”, but like I said- no real thought process!
I am a twenty-one year old aspiring suit in the advertising industry. I decided to start blogging because I wanted to have something I could look back on to remind me of everything I am about to experience, to share some of my random thoughts and word vomit with the world and to update close friends and family on what I am up to. Which leads me to my recent, not permanent move.
- Marley & I in the backyard
Marley, my dog, & I moved out to Los Angeles, CA for the summer just over a week ago because I got an amazing internship opportunity as an account management intern at TBWAChiatDay. I don’t think it could have come at a better time since I am Florida native and have never lived anywhere else. I feel like this is the change I have been dying to have in a long time. I know it has only been a week and I have two-and-a-half months to go, but I absolutely love it out here! I am still in shock as to how perfectly this move fell into place. I am walking distance to my internship, had a job secured well before I even made it out here and thanks to a co-worker at my previous internship in Orlando- I have made friends with some truly amazing and driven individuals.
I fell in love with account management and advertising thanks to a woman named Michelle Cooper. It was the summer after my high school graduation and I was with a friend watching his little sister’s lacrosse game. We were sitting next to the parents’ and of course the “What do you want to do the rest of your life” conversation came up. I was telling them how I was interested in Marketing or something in Business and that I was going to look more into when I started at the University of Central Florida. Well, lucky for me, Michelle is an UCF alumn who got her degree in Advertising/Public Relations. She shared some brief stories with me and suggested I swing by her office to talk a little more indepth about the industry and the program at UCF. She was the woman who sparked the fire under my toosh.
After that, I did whatever I could do to learn more about both sides of the major to pin point what I wanted to pursue. When I became involved in Quotes, the Ad/PR club @ UCF & Ad 2 Orlando I felt incredibly confident that I wanted to do something in advertising. I started doing a few internships and building my network which has all helped lead me to where I am at now. I think it’s safe to say that I have no complaints!
So, that’s me in a 550 word nutshell! Stick around if you’d like!
-Sarah
Tags: Advertising, Intern, Life, Moving