On October 22, 2007, I attended the information session for the Academic Internship Opportunities in Washington, D.C in Cohen Lounge. Although I am an Education major, and this would be a great opportunity more for a history major or political science/law major, my eye was caught by the paper advertisement due to the fact that I find Washington, D.C. a remarkable city.
The lady that I had listened to, explained how the internship worked, being a previous intern, the young woman was very informative. I had heard about the internship a while back when my friend, Beata, who is a junior at Monmouth University, was going to go to do this internship (now she is going to go to Argentina for a semester abroad instead).
Being housed in a two bedroom apartment with four other interns seems like a great experience and a lot of fun. She did say it was a great time, but “not going to lie about how hard and how much the work and homework you get is.” I know I wouldn’t do this particular internship just because it wouldn’t help me with education, and it would probably actually holds me up on my major.
But attending this event opened my mind about possibly studying abroad for a semester. It would be a great experience and I am aware that everyone that does it has only great things to say about it. But I am reluctant to do so, once I get adjusted better to college life, then I may consider it more.
I am happy I attended this event because it opened my eyes to all the opportunities that come along with college. Who knows, maybe if another internship comes along that better suits me I may take advantage.
