INTERNeX Canada: Casual Friday

Some famous and stupid Internet trends that made us laugh! Anything better to start the weekend in a good mood.

God save the absurd humor. Tumblrs, Facebook pages and YouTube videos full of cats, fatty little boys, pictures with a comment below, hilarious gifts,… The main source of time wasting, the only thing that you really need to enjoy an amazing evening with a friend (except a computer with network). The main reason that explains why I didn’t finish my bachelor with honors.

Do you have to study, to clean the house, to write that email to your mother….But finally what do you do? Go to the computer to waste many hours doing… anything. Only watching stupids things in Internet. That’s sound familiar to you?  Don’t worry, you are not a simply and boring lazy person, you are a victim of the Procrastination. What does that strange word mean? According to my good friend Wikipedia:

Procrastination is the practice of carrying out less urgent tasks in preference to more urgent ones, or doing more pleasurable things in place of less pleasurable ones, and thus putting off impending tasks to a later time.Chronic procrastination may be a sign of an underlying psychological disorder.

After this you feel kind of better, isn’t it?

Anyway, I want to update you about the hottest, craziest and why not, stupid trends that have happened during this extremely short summer which is now very close to the end.

Hot dogs or legs?

Somebody very tired about that trend of upload pictures to Instagram with a pair of legs and the sea/swimming pool/garden in the back, created that Tumblr where you have many examples about how difficult is to see the difference between a pair of legs and a pair of hot dogs. AWESOME.

http://hot-dog-legs.tumblr.com/

Hungover Owls

Well, I think that this Tumblr doesn’t need more comments… How can an owl looks so sad? Don’t you feel the need to bring them a large amount of ibuprofen and a two liters of water?

http://hungoverowls.tumblr.com/

Ugly Renaissance Babies

Basically, you can find here a wide range of Renaissance Art where the babies look very ugly. And then you have very funny comments below. Simple but effective

http://uglyrenaissancebabies.tumblr.com/

Funny Lori

That video is quite old… maybe the Real Frikies of Youtube will hate me to be too obvious, but this so so so so cute that I couldn’t resist about maybe one of the best videos in Youtube. ♥

So, I hope I have given you enough tools for don’t do anything productive in the next two weeks!

Cheers!

Clara.

INTERNeX International Exchange
International Village,
Suite 2077, 2079 – 88 West Pender Street
Vancouver, Canada -V6B 9N9-
Web: http://www.internexcanada.com
Email: pr@internexcanada.com

INTERNeX Canada Presents: Highlights of the week!

Hi guys! We would like to present you: HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK! A weekly video, with the best of INTERNeX. You will be able to stay up to date about the past events, upcoming trips… Also we will ask you about which kind of things do you want to do!  Would you like to travel to The Rockies instead of Victoria? It’s easy! You only have to:

– Like us on Facebook

– Subscribe to our Youtube Channel

– Share and leave comments

And we will be able to know your opinion…Because we work for your fun, guys!

Cheers,

Clara.

INTERNeX International Exchange
Suite 200 – 211 Columbia Street
Vancouver BC -V6A 2R5-
Web: http://www.internexcanada.com
Phone: +1 (604) 662 8149
Email: pr@internexcanada.com

Welcome to the Blarney Stone

The event venue for the INTERNeX NAFSA Reception, taking place 1^st of June in Vancouver!

Today INTERNeX wants to present the marvelous event venue where the incredible INTERNeX reception will take place: The Blarney Stone, in Gastown,Vancouver

The Blarney Stone is more than just an Irish Pub, it is Vancouver’s Institution for Irish Food, Atmosphere and Entertainment. It was again voted best Irish pub in Vancouver last year, the Blarney Stone offers a exceptional pub experience by day and rip roaring, feet stomping great times at night. Conveniently located in the centre of Vancouver’s historic Gastown District, and just a 10 minute walk from the convention center away, the Blarney Stone is both a local favorite and tourist destination.

This 600 square meters venue is pleasantly divided into various different areas. The Blarney Stone as a traditional Irish pub, has seating options from large wing back loungers to cozy booth snugs, to a shared spot at a big table or a seat at one of the three bars in the venue. At the INTERNeX NAFSA reception on Wednesday June first the venue will be able to accommodate up to 300 people in total on the main level as well as on the huge gallery upstairs from which people have a perfect view on the lower level and the stage.

If you want to, you can watch sports games on one of their many Plasma TV’s. Later in the evenings you can mix it up on the large dance floor. There is one thing we can already reveal for our remarkable event. One of the greatest Irish bands “Killarney” straight from the motherland will play for your entertainment.
The Blarney Stones lighting sets the mood just right and the sound system is second to none. At the INTERNeX NAFSA reception a DJ will support the band with a lot of great dancing music!

For more information about the Blarney Stone, visit their homepage.

Check out the official INTERNeX NAFSA reception website and register yourself for the event to ensure a ticket for that incredible night.

Also have a look at our previous blog post about the INTERNeX class of 2011 Facebook page.

If you want to see more pictures of the INTERNeX NAFSA reception event venue in Vancouver click here.
More information about the INTERNeX NAFSA reception – INTERNeX class of 2011 will be published very soon.

INTERNeX International Exchange
Suite 200-211 Columbia Street
Vancouver BC -V6A 2R5-
Web: http://www.internexcanada.com
Phone: +1 (604) 662 8149
Email: pr@internexcanada.com

Not Quite Ready to Say my Goodbyes…So Farewell INTERNeX!!

So I started at INTERNeX back at the end of November 2009 and I was taken on as the PR/Communications Intern. I had been looking for several months for opportunities within the work force but within my field of study, which is Communications. I was in my fourth year up at Simon Fraser University and had had little experience besides from survival jobs such as being a server at Joey’s on Broadway, cashier at Urban Outfitters, and so on. After years of working within the service industry I was ready to take on a new challenge and I had always been interested in doing an internship. After months and months of research with little to show for it I came across INTERNeX. They were offering an opportunity that just seemed to be exactly what I was looking for! After several interviews I was accepted and started work at their office the following week.

The first time I stepped into the office I was super nervous and everybody seemed to be quite involved in their own work. Tempted to just sit in front of my computer and get down to it, I recognized how important it was for me to get to know my coworkers because we would be working together for close to 6 months. So I realized how important it was for me to take myself out of my comfort zone and show the INTERNeX staff that I was there to be a part of their team. The first week was quite overwhelming because I had to get acquainted with all of systems and procedures in place within their social media networking tools and the company in general. But as the weeks went by i began to feel more and more comfortable in the office setting and actually started to feel like a member of the INTERNeX family.

(me sitting in the office @ my desk)

Everyday at the office was something new… and this aspect of my placement was very exciting for me and i welcomed this new change. Throughout a significant portion of my placement i was attending school as well, so i had to juggle a heavy course load and three days a week at the office. I was unsure as to whether i would be able to handle everything on my plate, but i actually began to look forward to my days at the office because it broke up my same old boring school schedule that i was getting tired of. I was learning about all these new social networking tools, such as twitter, facebook, twaitter, wordpress, flickr, etc and part of my job was planning events and trips! Cannot get much better than that!

(me at PuB NiGHT with some of the candidates)

As my placement progressed i was given more responsibility and was able to take on bigger projects. My placement lasted for a total of 6 months and in such a short amount of time i was able to learn so much from each and everyone in the office. Tomorrow is my last day and i can honestly say that i will miss INTERNeX terribly! I cannot begin to express how lucky i feel to have been given the chance to become  part of this company and meet such an amazing group of people from all over the world. Thank god i’ll still be able to drop by the office whenever i want and hopefully i can organize a great relationship between the cellar and INTERNeX so then i’ll never really have to say goodbye.

I just want to personally thank all of the members of the INTERNeX family; Patrick, Laura, Tim, Mina, Marien, Mayuko, Martina and of course Simon (the dungeon troll) and all the others who i never got the chance to meet, for making this an unforgettably life changing experience! So now its time to say ciao for now/L-boogie

For more information about all of the programs offered by INTERNeX please do not hesitate to contact us at the office:
INTERNeX International Exchange
Suite 200 – 211 Columbia Street
Vancouver BC -V6A 2R5-
Web: http://www.internexcanada.com
Phone: +1 (604) 662 8149
Email: pr@internexcanada.com

INTERNeX PuB NiGHT

Happy midweek guys! So I just wanted to take the time to rave about our most recent PuB NiGHT this past Monday. We had around 15-20 people show up and I’m sure for those of you who were there, you know how happy this made me! (You can see my grin from all the way in the back of the picture)

I got a lot of great feedback from everybody and it really reassured me that all the hard work that we have put into our social networking tools has truly paid off. I had such a fun time speaking to each and every one of you and hearing all about the crazy INTERNeX Staffhouse party, so I really have to attend the next one. Check out our flicker page to see some of the hilarious pictures they took at their Hippie House Party.

So just you all know we have one more week at Malone’s Bar & Grill and then we will be packing up and moving to a new location for three weeks. I have a small list of possible places but if anyone has any ideas please let me know by email or at the next PuB NiGHT. Gotta run now and get back to work, ciao!