Me, Myself, and I

I saw briefly the title of Mackenzie’s blog saying how it’s week 6 already, and I completely resonate. I feel like it was only yesterday that I was meeting my supervisors for the first time, figuring out all the lingo and dialogue that my co-workers use and all the mechanics that I needed to learn. Fast forward to right now, I feel as if I don’t have enough time. I feel like I’m running out of time with the projects and goals I had set in mind for myself since the beginning of the internship. Is it regret I’m feeling? No, but I think it’s more of I wish I could start over with what I know now and begin my time at my site. One of my greatest struggles in a professional setting is being initiative and breaking down that work-power hierarchy. Even though my supervisor is very open and amazingly transparent, I still struggle to do the same back. Even people just older than me in general, I have always found it hard to create genuine connections and comradeship then just a business relationship. However, at week 6, I finally feel that this is a comfortable action for me now, confident to make meetings with my co-workers and initiate conversations of constructive criticism. So with the remaining weeks left, I hope to continue doing my best at my own pace 🙂