Why I Took on a Summer Internship
As I shared in my last post, I am spending my summer doing an internship. Through the SECU Public Fellows Internship Program at UNCG, I am interning at the YWCA Greensboro until the end of July. This internship was completely optional, and I still have an internship to complete in the fall that is required for my program in order for me to graduate. When I explain that to people, I usually get some confused looks and they often ask why I committed to an additional internship knowing I have a mandatory one to complete for next semester. I made the decision to take on this experience for a few reasons, and I figured it may be good to write a post explaining it because it may inspire or reaffirm someone else's decision. I also just needed something to post this month, but that's not really the point now- is it? Before I get into all of the why's at hand, I want to start by saying that I knew I wanted to serve at the YWCA in some capacity before I ever decided I wanted to do
