Another semester has come and gone, and it is crazy to think back to all the plans I had and how everything actually turned out. I came into Spring semester of my sophomore year expecting to be a badass with two jobs, an internship and a full course load. I expected to do all of that with still having a social life and generally everything staying the same - except it didn't and I am so grateful for that.
This semester was a lot of firsts for me. I entered my first adult relationship, only after swearing off of boys completely, and I reconnected with my sisters while living in the Sigma Kappa house. I took a majority of classes for my field of study and also tried to hold down two part time jobs.
Life always changes when you least expect it to though. I ended up only working about three hours a week at one of my jobs, and the other was only graveyard shifts. It was a change from the schedule I had had only a semester before and adding my first internship on top of that was crazy.
I am so grateful for this experience as an intern at a TV network. Entering FTDM I would have never expected to get a TV gig out here in Texas but it really was the best opportunity I could have gotten.
I learned that technology isn't my strong suit. I learned that interacting with people you don't necessarily like is a part of life and you can still have fun times with those people even though you probably wouldn't want to get a drink with them on the weekend. I learned that not all offices are the same and that working in production is one controlled chaos of an office.
But what I am most grateful for was the chance to see what I am best at. I got to edit, and produce and camera operate among my semester here. And on this last Monday (before I come back to the same office in the fall) I realize that maybe production isn't for me, but there are things I love about it. I would love to be a producer; I can organize and delegate and work with a group of people. I like to create my own ideas but also be a part of producing the subsistence behind other people's ideas.
I am so thankful that I have a chance to do this all again next year, and I am even more grateful that we still have two years left in college. It may have been a crazy semester but life isn't going to slow down, so I might as well learn to enjoy the chaos that is college life and the experiences that come with it.
