Oh Hey...

So, again, it's been forever, BUT I've been working my tail off with my internship and a few travels here and there. 

Let's get started with my internship. As some of you may or may not know, I was an intern at the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum here in Shreveport this summer. Going into it I really didn't know what to expect. I thought I might be doing a little research, writing a few reports, but mainly just doing the grunt work that everyone expects when they hear the word "intern." Boy was I wrong! I did SO many different things. I did do A LOT of research and made many a spreadsheet, but in between those I got to work with things invented by Thomas Edison, swords from the Civil War, help with exhibit planning, and so many other things. It was wonderful! My main project was doing the research for an upcoming exhibit on prominent artists from Shreveport including my great grandfather. This was both rewarding and challenging, but I definitely learned SO MUCH from it. This internship gave me so many great experiences and lessons that I don't think I would have gotten from any other internship. It pushed me to keep going even though I didn't think I could find anything else, I am now a master at Microsoft Excel, I learned new things about my family history, I have better research skills, and I was pushed in a direction towards a future career. 

I had been on the fence about what to do for grad school for a very long time. I couldn't decide if I wanted to get a masters in History, Library Science, or God only knows what else. Through doing research for the museum, I went to several different archives and LOVED it in there. By figuring out that I would like to be in the library for a career, I now feel like my life has some kind of direction. I know what I'm doing for grad school and where I'm going and it's very comforting. It's definitely one of the great benefits from the internship. 

This summer definitely FLEW by, but I'm excited to get back to Fayetteville. I can't believe it's my SENIOR YEAR already! I'm looking forward to my last bid day (wah!) and to the new challenges that are ahead. Hopefully it won't be so long until my next post!

Until next time!