Thank you.

Thank you, above all, for your patience. I came in not knowing exactly what I was getting into, but knowing that I would put my all into it. There were times when I definitely overthought situations that you knew I could handle (having you constantly check my numbers on the Sponsorship Funding Program even though I had checked, and rechecked them and they were right), and there were times when I took a risk and came up short (thank goodness the laminator survived when I thought that I knew how to operate it without asking anyone). Thank you for pushing me to be better and more responsible with every event I helped facilitate. Sometimes I took it personally, but at the end of the day I realized how much stronger it made me and more prepared for the next time I faced a similar situation. Thank you for respecting me and throwing me right into the beautiful chaos that is preparing for and running events. I felt like a member of the team and not like the intern.
Thank you for the life chats as I was leaving for the day, and the understanding when I had to leave an hour early to study for an exam. Thank you for embracing my visions even when it seemed that they would fail, and cheering me on when they succeeded.

Thank you for taking the time to teach me and take time out of your busy schedule to make sure that those lessons stuck with me. I learned so much about myself personally and professionally that will take me far in life. I hope to see you in the fall when I can come back and enjoy the events from "the other side". Although I do not believe I will ever be able to attend an event again without thinking about all the work going into it and what I would have done instead.


- Alex