My internship changed my life this past semester in more ways than I could have ever imagined.It was 100 hours that I will take with me for the rest of my life. First off it managed to completely mess up my sleep schedule, most nights id go to sleep at 1 just to get back up at 5 for my internship. Finally with two weeks left in my internship I think I’ve got the sleep schedule down, I’m in bed by 10 and up by 5. Too bad I only have to follow this schedule for two more weeks, but hey it was a good try. From this internship I have gained so much more knowledge about lifting and strength and conditioning, I now know so many different lifts. Before starting this internship I would do curls, dumbbell press, and maybe some leg stuff, nothing fancy. Now I am doing front and back squats, benching, clean pulls, snatches, and many other lifts. These are all lifts that I never imagined I’d be doing a year ago, let alone with weight. I know that I will take all the lifts that I have learned and build upon them; I plan on keeping up my lifting so that I can continue to gain strength. Because of this internship I fell so much more in love with strength and conditioning, I can see myself in the weight room in 10 years.I have such a passion to help athletes be successful in their perspective sport. I learned that strength and conditioning is dominated by men, but that doesn’t make me any less qualified for the job, I may just have to work 10 times harder. But my mother always told me that if it’s worth it then I must to whatever it takes to achieve it. My mother is right, isn’t she always though? But in all seriousness, I cannot let minor setbacks discourage me because if Strength and Conditioning is what I am passionate about than I should not settle for anything less. Going into my junior year I never imagined that I would be where I am today, interning for strength and conditioning at Notre Dame College. It just comes to show that you never know what life has in store for you, sometimes you just have to hold on and enjoy the view. It may not be a smooth road getting to where I see myself in ten years, but I am up for the challenge because I don’t give up on anything that makes me happy and lights that fire in me.