Tomorrow is the last day at my internship. I cannot begin to express how sad I am about this. My experience at LFO High School has exceeded my expectations! I've grown to not only love the students but the staff as well. It's crazy how things turn out. At the end of May, I had it set up to do my high school internship at Heritage High School. The counselor I was planning to work with was having a baby over the summer but was still planning on being back in time for school. Even though it was set up, I still had a feeling something was going to change. Sure enough, I got an email the last week in July that she had changed her mind and was going to take a longer maternity leave. Everything in me wanted to freak out but I decided that freaking out wasn't going to help me and that it just meant the Lord had a better placement for me. Two weeks later a friend strongly recommended that I contact the counselor at LFO.
I like when I'm right about certain things and I'm glad I was right about not allowing myself to freak out. I was definitely right about the fact that the Lord had a better placement for me. I've met so many people through this internship. Some of the relationships will last, others won't. Either way, I'm grateful for each person I met. I had good surprises, unexpected surprise, and interesting experiences. But no matter what took place I'm walking away feeling as if I've grown more as a person.
Tomorrow is going to be really tough because I hate telling people goodbye. I've already talked to some of the student I've been working with since I started and it really was heart breaking for me to tell them goodbye. I've been so surprised how much I've grown to care about these crazy teenagers. It's weird how you can get caught up in their daily soap boxes. I find myself genuinely asking them about their drama and wanting to know what's going on. I'm gonna miss those crazy kids.
Even though I have to say goodbye and it really sucks, I'm so thankful that this experience has confirmed that I'm doing what the Lord has called me to do. I know many people do not find their calling this early in life so I'm beyond grateful that I have found it and I get to pursue it!
Next semester I'll be at Cloud Springs Elementary. It's going to be different working at an elementary school, but I'm looking forward to the experience. Plus, next semester is my LAST SEMESTER! Ah! I'm getting one step closer to finishing which puts me one step closer to feeling like an adult! :-)
