On Tuesday it was my second to last day at the internship. For the majority of the day, I worked on finishing up my last project at OI. Throughout the day I had several side conversations with different employees about finishing the internship. I also got to meet the new intern who will be taking my place. My last task was given to me by one of the ASACs, to proofread someone's recommendation for promotion. It was interesting to read the promotion letter. I think it was really helpful to read what kinds of things that supervisors pay attention to that earned this individual the recommendation to be promoted.
Friday was my last day at my internship. I spent the first few hours handing out thank you cards, and mainly going through my e-mail inbox since it would be deleted soon after that day. Around 1030 a.m., I went down to the cafeteria with my supervisor and another ASAC and had coffee and talked. They said it was my "de-briefing." We talked about the internship as a whole, the government, what I learned, etc. A group of about 12 employees took me out to lunch at Bertucci's. It was really nice, and I was given a certificate of participation and a nice letter. My supervisor said very nice things about me.The afternoon was spent tying up loose ends and working a bit on my internship paper and table. It was a very informal day all together.
I was very sad to have my last day at OI. I had a wonderful experience and was sad to no longer be a part of the office. I'm very thankful to have the experience I had, and I think it's a very good sign that I was so sad to leave an unpaid internship! It was very nice of everyone to take me out to lunch; we had a very nice time. It was sad saying goodbye to everyone, however I am going to their holiday party on Thursday, so I will see them all again soon!
My last official class of grad school was only about 20 minutes! In my mind I was thinking "Oh my gosh this is my last class in grad school--maybe even in life!" It was funny because the professor basically collected our sixth paper, and handed out the take home final exam to us. It was very anti climatic! So our take home final is comprised of 4 questions, and he wants 2-3 pages written for each question. So along with my 10-15 page paper for the internship, I'm looking at an 8-12 page paper for my take home final. Ahh!!
Compared to being full-time, these two papers are not so bad! I have been chipping away at my internship paper; it's been really easy to write so far. I'll let you know how I'm doing or once the week is over...
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