Internship is Here.. Already?

Approaching internship is very nerve racking. Some of the skills that I anticipate using is maintaining my professionalism and applying the technical skills that I have learned. I am in the IT field of work so I will be sharpening the skills I’ve developed here at Year Up and I will also learn outside of school to catch up with the way the culture is at my internship. Some of the questions that come across my mind as I approach my internship is what the culture will be like and how will I fit in with other employees or interns there. I wan tot be able to learn and be active on what I learn. I want to be able to speak with interns and employees and be comfortable in asking questions about what I don’t understand. I hope to work in an environment where we are very casual but know how to maintain professionalism. Cultures this calm moves at a fast pace for me. Even if I was to be in a face paced environment, I will still be able to work under stressful conditions. I think I will have a strict manager based on the current history and reputation my internship company has. I would think he/she would have to be on top of things as well as everyone under the manager. Learning new technical languages and skills is a must in my lane and I hope to gain more knowledge working there. I plan to stand out at internship by being “professionally outspoken”. Professionally outspoken means that I can express my ideas and creativity in a professional way. I am creative when it comes to bringing something new to the table so this can make me stand out more. I have plans to build wherever I am hired at and excel to a higher position after internship. Hopefully I am hired on at where I’m placed.

It's Home Stretch

The end of Christmas break is ending rapidly and I don't know how to say goodbye. The last activity I did was bring in the new years at church. People might not think its cool to go to church, but I do. I wanted to be safe and inside a safe place. I've witnessed a lot of killings due to the hype of young adults and the way they party now; it's too hectic for me. I feel that fun isn't the way it use to be. There is a lot of violence for no reason towards the younger generation and we are running out of things to do for fun. So I put myself in the safest place I could think of and that's at my church. Full of family and laughter and harmless competitive games. This is how I'm going in the new years.

Power Of Choice

Over this break I've done a lot of things that I love doing. With doing these things, the power of choice came into affect every time. I was in positions that needed a lot of maturity and a strong mind. I hung out with friends and it was some things that I didn't want to do, so speaking up at the right moment was a choice I made. I'm the type of person that wouldn't do something that I don't have to do. Some people are forced, but I choose not to be one of those statistics.

Traditional Family

Over the Christmas break, I spent most of my time with my family. On Christmas Eve, it was my parents anniversary of 23 years of marriage. Around this time we go over my grandfathers house to fellowship and have fun. We always make the traditional pot of Gumbo with large pieces of shrimp, my favorite.It was Christmas Eve and we usually open our gifts at my grandpas house. Some of the things that went through my mind as I was with my family was if I didn't have a family and what if I didn't have the relationship with my cousins? How would the tradition be a tradition? I love everything about Christmas Eve and my family. We may not be all the same nor have the same beliefs, but we do share the same love for each other. That's one thing I love about my family.