The first one that I knew was Art. He's an all around great guy. He first came out here as part of the Most Promising Minority Students (MPMS) - Class of 2008. From there, he garnered a job with Interpublic Group (IPG) for a two year program which was essentially a job where he spent six months at four different agencies.
Brad, Creta, and I were part of the next class of MPMS. Brad was talented enough to enter into the same program as Art and is currently at DraftFCB for another month or so. Creta has decided to stay in San Diego while saving up for the move out to NYC that I think she is planning to do next year. Me? You can see my history by just scrolling through this blog.
While interning at BBDO, I heard about a competition they were hosting for the fall internship program and passed it on to many of my friends. Surprise surprise! My buddy, Lazar won out over thirty applicants. We had graduated together, and he interned with me from January through June at VitroRobertson. He's currently wrapping up his internship, which got extended until January of the coming year.
As 2010 (do we pronounce that two-thousand-ten or twenty-ten?) approaches, a new class of Most Promising Minority Students has been chosen. Three of my past classmates were selected to participate this year. Unfortunately, I am only familiar with two of them, Jenny T. and Mike (who incidentally also followed in Lazar and my footsteps and interned at VitroRobertson). The third was a girl named Avishag - whom I cannot recall if I've met. They're coming out in February for a visit, but hopefully a couple of them will end up moving out here to join us.
Who knows how many other AiCASD alumni will migrate out to the big city? It's quite a difference to experience seasons and snow and all which is almost the complete opposite of San Diego, but who doesn't love a little adventure?
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