What direction?

After I posted my last blog post, I happened to check my Spam folder in my work-related e-mail. There I found an e-mail that was sent to me on the Friday before asking me to come in for an interview for an internship I had applied to the past week. Had I not checked my spam, I might have missed out on the opportunity.

I was asked to come in on the following Tuesday. I was given the internship right away! Apparently they did have an intern ready to go, but they did not meet the eligibility requirements... only two people applied, so I guess they asked me afterwards.

I started working at the beginning of this week. So far it's okay, I was reading a lot of background stuff, and now I get to actually work and make plans. It's pretty cool, but at the same time I am not too sure what I am doing.

But hopefully I will get the chance to learn from my mentor.

The internship is for a few months, so I will be building experience. But at the same time I am still applying to jobs here and there, and still waiting to hear back from some. I am being more selective at this point, only applying to relevant jobs with the career I have in mind. I am hoping I can have a job lined up after my internship is completed.

The internship is currently a work-at-home role at the moment. Initially, I did not know this until I had accepted the job and came in for training. I did know that we did not have a permanent office, and that I would be working with multiple offices, but I guess the other office isn't really available to use for everyday. This would usually really bother me, because a) I prefer to work in an office because it keeps work separate from personal/comfort stuff and b) I focus much better in an office and actually feel like I am working. But, because this is an internship in an area I need to develop skills in and would help my career path, I decided I can be okay with this for a while. My mentor is working on getting an office, so I won't be office-less for too long.

I am a little disappointed because I did want a social aspect... but I can't expect much in a small organization. In the future, when more interns are hired though, I will be able to have that culture. So working at home for now is okay, because the social culture isn't really present. My mentor works from home as well. We only have meetings from time to time.

While doing this internship and reading this article about traveling and working abroad to meet your dreams, I thought of the direction I want to go in... I wonder. I want to be able to follow my dreams and fulfill my passions. I want to be in a great happy career and travel lots, experience fun times with my family and friends. But how do I do that?

I also want to go back to school too. Let's face it, even though studying is a drag, school was fun. I like learning in general, but studying was always a bit of a challenge for me, but it paid off. But I want to be able to take what I study and be able to implement that into my ideal career as well. When I did my degree, I was only thinking about my interests at the time and didn't really think of what would be interesting and make sense to have a job in... my dreams have changed since then, because I don't have those goals anymore but I've made new ones along the way. I want to be able to put my degree and a new course or program or certificate, etc... together, and make that a career. I think it would work.


For now, I'll see how this internship goes and what opportunities it will take me to explore.