San Francisco Interns’ Tale

In the last few months at BAIA we had the pleasure to host two interns from Rome, Italy. We had been very lucky: in just few months Flavio and Ilaria made an important contribution to the success of our association. They had been involved in almost every activity, from the daily office routine to the public events. A sincere thank you to Flavio and Ilaria from all of us at BAIA. Franco Folini

It seems yesterday the day we entered for the first time in the Leland, Parachini, Steinberg, Matzger & Melnick’s firm: even now I can feel my hand becoming wet, and my tongue every moment dryer! I was a little bit scared, and the outstanding lobby of the firm did not make any effort to calm me down. When we were introduced to Mr. Parachini, I remember it was really amazing entering his office full of piles of documents and with an incredible and breathless view of the bay from the 27th floor! Notwithstanding the two wood chairs where we were sited squeaked at each single movement rising our embarrassment, Mr. Parachini, as a real gentleman, immediately let us be at ease. When the office manager showed us our office we were so happy, we were astounded: the dream was beginning!

Starting working with BAIA has been another plunge into a movie. I can remember that each member of the Gov was so serious and professional during the first meeting. It has surely been very interesting, sometimes even funny, being involved on various projects relating to BAIA’s activities and corporate event planning, but the best to remember of this experience is the way we have been kindly behaved from all the persons we have been put in touch!

Parachini firm’s staff on one hand and BAIA’s Gov on the other, made the difference from a common work experience and an experience that is able to be kept in our mind for the rest of our lives. For a reader it can sound like a pep rally, but I am honest, it is out of the ordinary find so incredible persons all together. Now that we are back to Italy, and we are telling parents and friends about the two months we spent in San Francisco, the common reaction we get from them is: “Oh my God, you lived in a dream!”. And it is just like that: what we started like an adventure has been, in point of fact, a dream.

Apart from the things learned during these two months, the real achievement of this experience has been opening our minds, and urge us to see the world from a different point of view. It is so hard to step back from ours believes and try to look at the problems from an high, but I guess this is one of the best goals we have learned.

I have no doubt, if anybody will ever ask us again to do this inter in San Francisco, we will not let it drop!

Flavio and Ilaria