Nothing bad to say.....

In a few hours I have my midterm review with EUSA (forget the fact that its not really the middle of the term...) for my internship placement. They want to know "how things are progressing" and help me "troubleshoot any issues" I'm having on the job. This makes me laugh, because my job is so beyond perfect for me that I don't think the reality will set in until I get home and think back on what I did. I almost don't want to write this post because it feels like I'm just bragging about my great experience.....which I guess I am, partly.....but hopefully it will convince at least one other person to take that terrifying chance, see what you've been given, and run with it all the way. I have nothing bad to say.

For starters, my coworkers are the best group of people I could have asked to spend the summer learning from. Especially Zara, whom I spend the most time with--I'm so glad she's willing to take the time to teach me things; I was really starting from the ground up with this!! I recently realized I'm going to miss spending the days listening to their hilarious conversations while I sit at my computer.

I also think its great that my workplace is so informal...very different from the companies many of my friends are working for. I kind of expected to spend the summer doing "intern work" in the corner by myself......completely wrong!! The closest I've come to that so far is Zara laughing it up while delegating me to write a press release she didn't really want to do herself....you're right, not very close at all :) Plus, everything is new and exciting to me so there's no way I won't think its fun!

I've also picked up on a couple journalistic differences between here (at least my office) and the States, in addition to the whole British v. American spelling thing:

• They always use the present tense for news. Instead of differentiating between certain circumstances of quotes, they use "says" instead of "said."
• Punctuation can go outside of quotes!! This is not just where I work, I've read it in all kinds of publications! As in, "blah blah blah", he said. Unless the comma is part of the quote, it goes outside. The same when referring to a word, like "word", because obviously the comma isn't part of that "thing" that you're quoting. weird!!

I guess generally, it feels great to be doing real work--as scared as I was to come here and as much as I figured I'd be doing nothing important and counting "learning from my surroundings" as the most valuable experience. Where I am, that' s just icing on the cake to the real hands-on stuff. Check the website for more stories, if you're interested--I've got several up on the front page right now:

www.climatechangecorp.com

In conclusion, I guess, I'm extremely blessed to be where I am. I can't wait to see where this experience will lead me once I get home!