I truly had no idea what I was getting into.
It would be easy to say that my first month-and-a-half as a media relations intern at a independent league baseball team has been difficult at times. It would be harder to admit that I wasn't expecting it.
After more than five years in journalism, sometimes I get caught in a cycle of repetition. It would be a miracle if I didn't deveop some tendencies following more than 250 combined articles at two different newspapers. Rightly or wrongly, I have a certain way of doning things, a defined style in progress, and a fair amount of confidence in my abilities.
This summer is going to change all of that.
Minor league baseball teams have a very different style than newspapers (who knew?) and the hours of this job... oh, the hours.
Now, all of this isn't to say that I don't like my job. On the contrary, my job rocks. However, this summer has been, and will be a tough test of many skills. Not only will I need to improve my writing speed, and hone my PR writing style, but I'll need to do it on not a whole lot of sleep.
Bring it on, summer. Bring it on.
This is going to be a great experience. It's going to be hard at times, but I'll learn a lot, and be more prepared for "real life" because of it.
And I think that's exactly what an internship should be.
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