Its a Double Post Day
Boredom strikes at work so I post (again!)--that and I feel like sharing.
My last day is Friday-I've been interning here since January 15th aka forever. I can't believe its almost over. I think I have learned a lot and hopefully this will help me become whoever the Hell I am supposed to become. I have made some good friends, who I hope to continue being friends with for a long time Well L and I will definitely remain friends, we bonded over a mutual dislike of others so yeah. I think A and I will be become better friends once she has stopped having to be my boss. T... who knows, especially after earlier today's revelation. All the other interns are now in my network of people in the city so I am sure when and if I run into them again it will be lovely.
Over the course of working here I became chatty with the lady at the front desk (Evelyn) and would always talk to her when coming/going. Today she told me I did fine work and to be proud of myself (I trained new interns and was the primary/only intern in an office that usually has 3 at all times). It felt really good to be acknowledged in this way, which might seem silly or overly millenial of me (re: need for constant praise that allegedly affects those born between 1982 and 1995).
Now I feel somewhat emotional about leaving; in many ways this job was the first place I really felt at home with since moving out to the District. The people here are my sort of people, aka smart, funny, liberal pro-choice and (mainly) women. they represent what I hope to achieve/become. Do I wish some things would have been different... of course. Do I wish I would have been more vigilant sometimes, definitely. I did my best and, frankly, thats all that I can expect from myself.
Highlights: winning the National's tickets, laughing so hard I cried, my first press release that got quoted in the Hotline, secretly professing shared love of Obama, going to hear B. Clinton speak, itern happy hour, any event with free wine and free lunches.
My last day is Friday-I've been interning here since January 15th aka forever. I can't believe its almost over. I think I have learned a lot and hopefully this will help me become whoever the Hell I am supposed to become. I have made some good friends, who I hope to continue being friends with for a long time Well L and I will definitely remain friends, we bonded over a mutual dislike of others so yeah. I think A and I will be become better friends once she has stopped having to be my boss. T... who knows, especially after earlier today's revelation. All the other interns are now in my network of people in the city so I am sure when and if I run into them again it will be lovely.
Over the course of working here I became chatty with the lady at the front desk (Evelyn) and would always talk to her when coming/going. Today she told me I did fine work and to be proud of myself (I trained new interns and was the primary/only intern in an office that usually has 3 at all times). It felt really good to be acknowledged in this way, which might seem silly or overly millenial of me (re: need for constant praise that allegedly affects those born between 1982 and 1995).
Now I feel somewhat emotional about leaving; in many ways this job was the first place I really felt at home with since moving out to the District. The people here are my sort of people, aka smart, funny, liberal pro-choice and (mainly) women. they represent what I hope to achieve/become. Do I wish some things would have been different... of course. Do I wish I would have been more vigilant sometimes, definitely. I did my best and, frankly, thats all that I can expect from myself.
Highlights: winning the National's tickets, laughing so hard I cried, my first press release that got quoted in the Hotline, secretly professing shared love of Obama, going to hear B. Clinton speak, itern happy hour, any event with free wine and free lunches.