As the Days Go By

So we are 8 days into the first event on the ASP World Tour, as some very busy days have been had!

As the long hours take a toll on our body and minds, we became dependent coffee to get us through 10 and 11 hour days!
With the swell pumping, the Organisers wanted to get through as many heats as possible, which meant we would stay from start to finish, ensuring every heat was covered.

Watching the heats outside, standing in the belting sun was not all that fun. But interviewing the competitors after sort of made up for it. No matter how many times we do it, the feeling of standing in that restricted media area and making small talk with the surfers is still a pretty cool feeling, every time. It’s exciting to get up close and personal with the worlds best surfers and introduce yourself, tell them what you’re doing. Everyone always says our internship sounds pretty cool, and they’re right! I still think I’m pretty lucky to spend two weeks working the ASP media team and hanging out with people who love their job and what they do.

The media team we work for, particularly Will and Amy are so helpful in the feedback they give us on our work. The more press release’s we write, we start to get the hang of it, and the recognition for that is great! They also want us to get the most out of our internship and show us different parts of the event including the productions side, and the behind the scenes sort of stuff.

I also acquired another job working with the photographer of ASP. A simply yet tedious task of simply tagging and captioning every photo uploaded onto the ASP website. This simply meant constantly checking the site for the new photos that had been uploaded to the space, sift through each photo tagging the appropriate tags relating to the photo, and writing a caption and sending it onto photographer Kristen. 

8 days in and I’m still loving it. We have had a couple of lay days (no surf) so the event has not been run for a few days. However unfortunately this class isn’t usually made till 7.30am ish, which means a 45 minute drive down to Coolangatta still has to happen. We always have a few things that need to be done in the morning, but as there are no heats being run, there isn’t much work for us to do, and a 9am finish is in order. Which after the first few long days, is kind of a blessing.

Here is snapshot of the Last couple of days at The Pro

The News Paper Coverage Wall at Day 6

Happy Little Vegemite’s