When I arrived at my internship this summer, I was the last of four interns to arrive. Tarini and Kathleen were established as the communications interns, and the week before I arrived was one of their best weeks for writing all summer. Walter, the other research intern and the other research intern, had been there just long enough to learn the ropes of the most commonly used databases and acquire a byline.
Now all three are gone--left to enjoy a week or two of summer and then back to school.
As with most offices, ours has an established routine and traditions for when someone--whether it be a staffer, director, or intern--leaves. Because the other three interns were left last Thursday and Friday and I’m not leaving for another two weeks, the intern send off was postponed to the last minute, late Thursday afternoon.
On Thursday, everyone gathered round for cake, crackers, cheese, and company. We rehashed the summer--bringing up achievements and amusing incidents--and were questioned about our futures--what we were planning on doing come fall and beyond.
Then the books were brought out.
Every intern always gets a book, which usually relates to money and politics, that’s signed by everyone at the office (kind of like a high school or middle school year book). The books and the notes inside will be a nice way to remember the summer and everyone at the office.
Today was my first day at the office as the lone intern. It’s going to be an odd couple of weeks.
KMS
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