Lost…in a Parking Garage
Posted February 25th, 2008 by yploop
GUEST POST: Earl Coburn, intern from Kent State University majoring in communication studies and minoring in writing.
This is my third week here interning at the Greater Akron Chamber and I admit that I’ve really enjoyed it here so far (and no, I’m not just saying this because I don’t wanna get into trouble…I do like it so far). I feel that I finally got the hang of things and know my way around Akron a bit better too. Now mind you, I’ve been to Akron occasionally for an Aeros game but I’ve never really had to drive through the town much. I hail from Ravenna, which isn’t exactly the biggest city in the world. So I wondered after taking this internship how I would fair in a larger city. And I did well! Except for my experience in the parking garage…
Well, this took place over my winter break. I wanted to go visit the chamber so I could talk with who I’d work with and to make sure I could get there fine on the first real day of work. And I had no trouble finding the parking garage that I needed to park in. I pulled in and I found a spot without too much difficulty. I even had twenty minutes to kill! So I got out of the car and went to go find a set of steps to get out. Now, not thinking rationally I went downstairs instead of going up where the ground floor was and…I got lost. In the parking garage. I kept walking around the lower floors of the garage trying to figure out where I was to no avail. I didn’t understand why the numbers didn’t coordinate with the floors. Wait, floor 3 is below floor 2? What??? I spent ten minutes trying to figure it out before I decided to chance it on an elevator, which thankfully cleared up my floor trouble. Once I got to the top floor, I walked outside to gather my bearings. I figured that once I got outside I could find this ‘National City’ building. Then when I turned around to look to see what building I was by…I realized that I was at the National City building! You have no idea how excited I was.
So, that’s my slightly embarrassing experience not knowing how to get out of a parking garage. I was honestly worried that I’d be late and then have to try to explain that I was stuck in the parking garage for twenty minutes. Anybody else willing to share their slightly embarrassing city stories or work stories?
February 25th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
As a former intern at the Chamber, the parking garage was the strangest thing when I first started. Left-right? Up-down? What building is that? Reserved spaces? Over time, it will become second nature. Enjoy the internsip.