ENDS Europe

The biggest complaint I've heard from other people on this trip was that their internships either worked them too hard or too little. I've had the perfect amount. I'm able to set my own pace for the work I do.

I have a variety of duties. On a daily basis, I go to the Commission's daily midday press briefing. Typically, there is no news that ENDS would follow, but it's good to be there just in case and to keep an ENDS' face in the press corps.

Francois, my editor out of London, checks in with me everyday. Often he'll give me either a brief or a small story to write. This can be anything from rewriting and summarizing a press release to going to an event and writing up a story.

Another ongoing project is the Country Monitor, an online tool that lists environmental legislation that has been implemented in member states. I finished my first Country Monitor batch a few weeks ago, and Nick, ENDS' editor in chief, was impressed with my work.

I've steadily been doing more and more work, and I've received good feedback with each story I write. This week I've talked with co-workers about accompanying them to conferences in Marseilles and maybe even Iceland!