Doin’ Work

So it has been a while since I last checked in…I must admit school has been keeping me busy bordering on overworked. I have been maintaining my normal full time school schedule, comparative democracy, business and government, macroeconomics, and communication and presentation….on top of this I have been volunteering for Mayor Mitch Ward’s Assembly Campaign, mentoring young adults, and interning for California State Controller John Chiang…so far I have been averaging 5-6 hours of sleep per night on a good night. Last night, as I took a brief study break to check in on ESPN, I read a quick story on Myron Rolle. This kid inspired me to do more. I won’t go into detail here but this is the link to his article, if you have 10 minutes it is definitely worth reading

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=100218/myronrolle .

This semester I have had the opportunity to work on Mitch Ward’s California Assembly campaign. I am helping with the fundraising and so far it has been a challenge. I have never been involved in anything quite like this and decided to accept the challenge after a prospective employer mentioned that I should give it a try. Apparently he thought I would be good at this. So far it has been fun and a great learning experience. I have been networking like crazy on Mitch’s behalf, meeting people from various walks of life, and definitely pushing myself further from my comfort zone. Mayor Ward hosted me and a few others at his home a few weeks ago and we had a blast talking team strategy over some BBQ chicken, pasta, and other goodies. It is interesting to see how my experience here at Pepperdine is already paying off in the ‘real world.’

Speaking of the ‘real world,’ the world outside the library, away from the stacks of case studies and books, away from my endless pile of macroeconomic study guides, awaits the world of summer internships. I am searching. The perfect gig is out there, it is waiting for me. I can feel it. I have been using my spare moments to stalk my prey, looking carefully, sifting through the endless barrage of job postings for the few summer internships that strike me as interesting.

Wish me luck…

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