First day of work

Today was my first day as an intern at the WHO!  The day went very well, I didn't have a problem getting my badge, network access or Carte de Legitimation.  I went for lunch with my supervisors, and they seem really great.  I will be working directly with Nicole, the Canadian consultant who I met at running club, and will also be supported by Ahmed, a epidemiologist/ physician originally from Iran.  The cafeteria at WHO may be the cheapest place to eat in all of Switzerland, with special 8 Franc lunches for interns and a bowl of soup for 2 Francs.

Intern cave, there are 5 of us in there.

My office is shared with 4 other interns from different departments.  One is from Mississauga and lives in the same building as me.  There's also an American, an Australian and a Swiss. Everyone is very friendly and sociable, which is great, although I think I will have to find a quiet spot to do some reading.  Today was mostly about getting oriented and doing some background reading, as well as getting my learning contract finalised.  I'm really looking forward to the project I'll be working on, I will share more about it later in the week.

Some light reading, and my badge (I forgot to smile).

After work, one of the interns from my Foyer organised a little get together at a nearby restaurant.  I had already eaten dinner, so I just had some ice cream.  There are so many opportunities to meet people from all over.  Our group of 6 included 2 Canadians, a Britt, a Spaniard, a Kazakh and a Belgian.

 

Out for dessert with some other interns.