Random post 2

As opposed to most of my WRIT 340 classmates, I’m not even near my last year of college; however, much like most of my WRIT 340 classmates, in less than a month I’ll be gone from USC for good. In about 5 months I’ll be moving to Hong Kong which I'm incredibly excited for, but what I want to talk about is what is going to happen from now to then. 

Everyone I’ve talked to strongly suggested doing “something” during freshmen summer, and I agree. I’ve been told : “do it for the resume”, “do it for the experience”, “it’ll help you figure things out”... And I guess I’m doing it for all these things (plus the salary).

 As I’m sure you all know, getting an internship as a freshman is quite an endeavor. Generally the only way to get one without selling your soul is through your family connections. Now, I’m not a big fan of nepotism myself, but sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do. So I’m going to be working where my dad works this summer, which I’m actually really excited about. It’s a great opportunity, the internship perfectly matches what I was looking for, it's a great resume builder and ultimately I'm going to learn an incredible amount.  

This is a 3 month internship, I’ll be rotating between different offices. I’ll be attending meetings, programming with python, working on mergers and acquisitions, and so much more I don’t even know about yet. This may not seem all that amazing to many of you, but as my first reel work experience, this really seems like a dream. 

This is my first work experience and, even if I cheated a little bit to get there, I’m still incredibly happy about it. Interestingly enough, I think my dad is actually even happier than I am; at least that’s how I’ve been interpreting his sudden rise in mood ever since I’ve confirmed I was going with him. I know for a lot of people, working with their father would be pretty dreadful, but for some reason, I think he’ll be much easier to handle at work than he is at home. I’m prepared to be proven wrong but nonetheless, having your dad right there on your first job has some comforting aspect to it.