Final Reflection

I learned many things from my applied study experience. These past 8 weeks have been extremely time consuming. I feel like this experience made me feel like I was thrown into the real world. I learned much about myself and really put my work ethic and communication skills to test. I learned what it really means to start up from the bottom and the true meaning of responsibility and patience. This experience has made me grow because it has honestly helped me in my process of finding out what I really want to do with my life. The main skill this internship has taught me is my improvement of confidence in the working environment. I always believed I had great communication skills but things are very different when you are in NYC, in an office building, and sitting at a desk all day for instance. I was finally able to put to test all the concepts and skills I was taught at Arizona State. I definitely feel that it was a positive experience because I learned that life is tough and finding something that makes me happy is far more rewarding to me. The only thing I would of changed that I did not think about when I chose this applied study that I hope others realize in the future is that commuting to a non paid internship is no fun! Driving and taking the trains from New Jersey to New York and back is expensive and tiring. This experience has opened my eyes even wider and I now understand that no one is going to hand you your dream. You have to go get it…