And when I say world I mean it!!!! Using google blogs means I know who (not actually specific people but I probably know who you are hopefully) is reading my blog and where they're reading my blog. So I shout out and salute those in the US! UK! India! and anywhere else you may be reading this! I love your support!
I've come to the conclusion that this semester will be, in simple terms, awesome. The advantages of being in DC become more and more apparent to me every day, having an internship and participating in a super cool program helps a little too. You guys will definitely want to stay tuned to this girl's bloggity because I'm going to be meeting some very important people over the semester (not the President of Burundi but pretty close), visiting some breathtaking places (the Middle East and the Mediterranean), and interning somewhere (over the rainbow justkiddingbutwhoknows).
Today was the Washington Semester Internship Bazaar. I've honestly never done anything like this in my life. For those of you new to the professional world and to those who are familiar, the bazaar was sort of like the equivalent to those college fairs we had when we were in high school. I do acknowledge that some people may not have had that opportunity so let me fill you in. It's basically a bunch of tables lined up with representatives from their respective organizations. This time, I guess you would call it sort of like networking. You go around introducing yourself (elevator speech) and handing out resumes and basically making yourself seem awesome and relevant to the organizations. I have a few more interviews thanks to this bazaar. I had one today. I have one tomorrow. Have I mentioned I was already sort of offered two internships already...well you know now. But I'm having a problem. First I'm going to talk about something else first.
Over the past few days I've felt pretty down about myself because I'm surrounded by some amazing people and I'm not talking about Barack Obama. I'm talking about the peers in my program. A lot of these people are pretty on top of their lives, having interned with a congressman/woman or senator, working at other non-profits, etc. I haven't done that besides you know teaching sexual and reproductive health programs in India. I would love to work for a congressperson (*gender neutral). In fact, I sent in an application to Elizabeth Esty, Democrat congresswoman from my district in CT. But, as my roommate told me, a lot of those jobs are literally answering phones and getting people food, she would know because she had to do that. I'd like to think that all the things on my resume have value, I just need to show that to people. I also have some awesome leadership skills, let's be honest here. Well, I sort of know what I need to do to get more involved in political things now. I believe that this semester will help greatly. This post may be a little long but this is my blog so I do what I want.
Okay let's get to my problem. I don't know what I want from an internship. You're probably like, you're being ridiculous BD. Of course you know what you want! Wrong. It's great to have been offered two already but I still don't know if it's the right fit. It's very hard to describe. I'm trying to think of my future. I'm trying to wage what I want to gain from an internship and what I want to do at the internship. It's hard to tell what I'll end up doing at any place. A bigger name doesn't mean better. I don't know if I should apply to more (even though some of these organizations want so many things when you apply) or if I should just stop and let the wind blow me wherever. I'm also competing with these people in my program. I love you all but move out of the way. Some of us need to start somewhere...
So that's what has been going on in my mind. In other news, the inauguration is next week and I have it off. If I were you I would expect pictures...lots of pictures. Thanks for reading my global citizens.
Love
BD in DC
PS: PREPARE FOR OBAMA'S INAUGURATION!!!!!
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