Ask and you shall receive...

I’ll just cut to the chase. No dawdling through this entry to get to the meat of it. Yesterday I got some really good news. I’ve secured an internship with Portland Spaces Magazine. It is a requirement of my Interior Design program that I complete an internship for school credit. I’ve been struggling for a while now, unsure of where to pursue said internship, as I don’t really have any interest in the typical opportunities of playing receptionist or organizing the materials library for some XYZ or BSS architecture/design firm.

Experience is experience, but I wanted an experience that spoke to me. And so I asked. I asked if it was possible for me to do something atypical for my internship credits, and I received a yes. Given that I am not a journalism student, this is actually an amazing opportunity for me to enter the world of writing as a possible career. I am proud to say that I had to submit writing samples and go through an interview process in order to get the position…and I could be considered the underdog, given that journalism has not been my educational focus. I don’t know exactly where this will lead, but I do know that this is step one in a direction that I want to go. Moral of the story (‘cause you know I like these): ask for what you want and pursue it with passion. That’s how I roll.