Alexandra Stegner, intern at Crest Premedia Solutions, Pune / India (Aug 2012 to Feb 2013), since April 2013 Production Editor at Scientific Publishing Services, Chennai / India

For six months I already had the chance to live in India and to get to know the Indian hospitality, the delicious food as well as the incredible landscape. As I enjoyed the internship at Crest in Pune so much I immediately said yes when I was asked by Springer if I would like to continue to work at another Indian typesetter. In preparation for my new role I spent a couple of weeks at the book production in Heidelberg, Germany, and mid of April I already found myself on a plane to Chennai where I joined the new book production team for German-language titles at Scientific Publishing Services. Although I have only been in Chennai for little more than two months I already feel really comfortable and have no regrets at all about coming here! The beach, beautiful gardens, but especially the many street stalls with fresh exotic fruits made me instantly fall in love with the city! My colleagues gave me a very friendly reception and the work is really exciting, too. The team has just started, thus many more colleagues are going to join and I will be able to help with their training. The work process has to be newly considered and yet to be defined. Which means: there is a lot to do and a lot to learn in a friendly, helpful environment! During the internship Springer Germany as well as the sub-company Scientific Publishing Services are going to support each and every step: from the direct flight Frankfurt–Chennai as well as the accommodation close to the office premises, to trips out of town – everything will be organized for the interns in Chennai. So let yourself in for an Indian adventure and enjoy six months in an exotic culture and an exciting work environment!