You live, you learn.

There is no day in life when the learning stops. Sure there are high school and college graduations to celebrate that you survived the last 4 years but they don't mark the end of your education. Instead they mark the beginning of it. Each new door you open in your life will lead you down new paths, with new problems to overcome and goals to meet. I am lucky enough to have a father and a best friend in the same wonderful guy, and if thats not enough, my number one teacher. From the ABC's, to Calculus to how to write a resume he has shown me that every task in life can be faced with optimism, humor and determination. And that making mistakes is what learning is all about. Starting this internship is one of the scariest things I have ever done, because I literally have no idea what I am doing about 97% of the time. It's very unsettling because all my life I have been blessed enough to excel when it has come to academics, social situations and even my golf game. In the few short weeks I have been at RMD I have learned many life lessons, like don't cry until you get to your car, or lets face facts my printer is going to hate me forever. But from one person I have learned the most. Jessica Stern is only about a year older than me, and yet she is more composed, more efficent, more professional than I think I ever will be. She teaches me what I aspire to be simply by being herself. True, I am doing things wrong constantly and that doesn't feel good, but with every mistep I learn the right way for next time. This is my first internship and I know I have about 8 months until the job search is on, but I am thankful everyday for being able to continue my learning outside the classroom in a place that has so much to teach.