First of all, I'm really sorry for not writing more consistently. Everyday I go to work at 8:45 and get home around 7 and don't spend much time on my computer. So, here's a little bit of what I've been doing:
For those of you that think I work in some glamorous office or something...there's this.
We literally have enough space to walk around each other's desks and that's IT. The only cool thing about this is that when I bump into Mary-Kate or Ashley one of us has to move. I'm really affected people's lives over here clearly. HAH! Anyways, I've been working on a lot of technical packages and whatnot. This means I'm inserting pictures from fittings and readjusting the formatting for now. It does take quite some time...and recently I've been forced to use the "intern" mac laptop. The problem? I click once and I see...
the DREADED RAINBOW WHEEL OF DEATH! Upon informing my supervisor, I was told there wasn't really much she could do about it. Cool! I guess one of the worst things about this internship so far is just that I feel like I'm wasting time. This is a perfect example. I've worked for hours on a computer...most of my time spent looking at the image above. One thing I've learned while I'm here is that sometimes people don't have a lot of things for you to do. I'm not sure if they don't want to take the time to show us how to help them, or if they don't want us to have to deal with certain pieces of their work. As much as I complain about sewing and pattern making, I find myself wanting to do more of the creative work. This takes place on the 10th floor. Here's a quick pic I snagged.
Technical design I can already tell isn't for me. And of course I know that I'm not REALLY doing technical design work. Ena, my supervisor is, but I rarely get to stick around to see what she's working on. I'm thinking of asking her if I could just shadow her on a normal day or even shadow a designer or pattern maker. I want to make sure I get the most out of this. It's difficult, however, because I feel a little disconnected from Ena. Everyone else has a somewhat personal relationship with their supervisor. I am closer with almost everyone else. Frustrating, but true. And just to be clear, just because I'm listing all the negative things above, doesn't mean I'm not enjoying my time here. I love some of the other interns and having this experience with other students makes you feel a little more comfortable in a new environment.
One thing I need to just get over though...so on Friday the design interns all had to bring in their portfolios to show their supervisors. And after looking at some of them, I felt so inadequate. This is something these people absolutely LOVE. I don't really see this as my passion and I feel like you can see it in my work. If an employer had the option to choose one of them vs. myself, why would they choose me? I know we aren't supposed to compare ourselves, but it just made me feel awful. I have this constant need to be the best, if not just relatively at the top of my field ALWAYS. Suck it up Kelly, "there's always going to be someone out there better than you."
How's hostel life you ask? It's alright. I find it difficult to separate my work, social time, and personal time. I crave the company of others, but also strive to spend some time alone daily. After work, coming home to a place with 15 others is a bit overwhelming and sometimes I have to retreat to the bedroom for a couple hours. Then I can emerge from the small, 3 bunk bed room somewhat revived from a long day. Here's what the living area looks like. This is where we spend most of our time together :)
and here's from the other direction...
Next on the list: Kelly, have you continued to go to church in the city? Yes, indeed I have. I have continued to go to Redeemer Presbyterian and have come into contact with an awesome college ministry. In fact, this weekend I went on their retreat with them. We took a train up to Garrison. And to all of you who haven't ever been on a train (like me), someone actually comes by to clip your tickets still and they WILL kick you off the train if you can't pay. I'm pretty sure we just dropped a guy off in the middle of the wilderness the other night. "Garrison is the next stop." Ok, I thought. 2 other people and I got our stuff together and made our way to the exit. As we approached the door, it closed.......um......what? wait, did we. miss. it? We did. Of course. Good thing it was only 10 minutes to the next stop. Either way, we eventually arrived at the home. This place is some family's second house. So they offer it up every year for fall retreat...gorgeous by the way.
I met a lot of really awesome people. This trip was really important for me because I wanted to get to know more of them! In the morning and evening, we had our lesson and quiet time,
but in the afternoon we had over 6 hours of free time. I will admit to having to nap because I was so exhausted from my week, but I was active the rest of the trip PROMISE! All the girls slept either on the basement floor or the upstairs floor. This is what madness it looked like.
This morning we caught the train (I KEEP CALLING THEM BUSES!) and I arrived safely at home.
I met someone on the retreat that's going to show me around the city! I'm super excited about it. We're going to walk across the Brooklyn bridge next weekend. I'll take pictures!
I hope you enjoy all the pictures I'm posting. I find it helpful when you have some context behind my story telling. :) Hopefully I'll talk to you sooner than a week from now! :)
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