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8 themarkham economist sun entertainiv1ent saturday sept 30 2006 stouffvffles cynthia soda a graduate of brother andre high school inmarkham and ryerson university appears on the reality show design interns onhgtv starting tuesday night intern on reality tv show by jim mason staff writer everything youve heard about reality tv is true contrived conflict sleep deprivation outofcontext quotes and stouffvilles cynthia soda loved every minute of it well see when she appears in the debut of design interns on hgtv channel 51 on rogers cable tuesday at 10 pm its basically the apprentice with a million projects to complete she said and without donald trump an allaccess pass into the exclusive hgtv photo spp yo r k r e g i 0 n xr ns i t a n e w way to con n e c t its coming soon to a street near you anew look a new logo a better website new buses new routes new service enhancements nevv technology more rapid transit york region transit its the new facexjf transit its a new way to connect wm iuniil york region transft viva york connected yrtca intimidating world of a powerhouse design firm is how the show is pro moted ms soda 22 is one of 12 recent inte rior design graduates competing for a job at cecconi simone inc a renowned interior design firm in toronto anna simone and elaine cecconis projects include private homes boutique hotels spas restaurants and major corporate projects in los angeles and new york if all fails i thought auditioning for the show was the best way to show off my profile she said all i know was that i would end up working in my field she cant reveal how shell fare on the show contestants swear themselves to secrecy by signing a contract with the producers she cant even say where she has found work in the show contestants are present ed a design challenge they have to win to stay in the game in each episode the interns are challenged on building styling and selling their designs as well as themselves the six onehour episodes were filmed last summer at ryerson universi ty from which ms soda graduated in the spring she was put up in a downtown hotel during the six weeks of production but didnt see much of it days lasted from 8 am to 11pm at some points we were operating on seven hours sleep a week she said they probably filmed me sleeping and the conflict they would tell us things others said about us to try and get us going she said at first we were such canadians we were so polite but by the end we were jaded it should get more interest ing as the show goes along ms soda wrote in her grade 8 year book at st mark catholic school she wanted to be a lawyer pediatrician or interior designer she still keeps in touch with teachers at the stouffville school and her high school alma mater brother andre in markham i told them to watch shesaid she teaches classes three times a week in the pool at the lebovic leisure centre my aquafitness ladies are my own fan club she said family friends and fans are already voting for ms soda on hgtv website even before the first show airs shes sec- ond in voting with 12 per cent she was auditioning to be an interior designer but may have found another career i want to be on tv all the time it was so much fun she said that was my dream job on the show id love to have my own tv show for more on the show go to hgtvcamicrositesdesigninterns walmart correction notice due to circumstances beyond our control the 5piece ceramic candle gift set 353509 advertised in our current flyer expiring october 6th will not be available we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused ill