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This summer I worked in the LA Art District at Entity Magazine. I loved being there with it’s chic open office, the other interns and, of course, the opportunity to write all day. What more could a girl ask for? Even so, no paradise is completely challenge free. This internship was no different. Here are three ways Entity challenged me.
It is no secret that at Entity you’re expected to write and write fast. I remember when I was in high school and I had to write a 500 word paper with research I thought that was torture. Here, you do that before 10 am and keep doing that until 5 pm. Normally when I write an article I would take my time and slowly gather all the facts, maybe take a few breaks in between. Here, I was challenged to work faster and to also become better in the process. This was against my normal pace but I have come to like it because it means I get to learn more and do more in a much shorter period of time.
Because of my specific situation and work schedule, I had to do both Entity and my current job along with maintaining a new marriage and swiftly becoming an adult with serious responsibilities. To say this was difficult would be an understatement. But because I had to balance it all, I was able to. Entity taught and showed me that I am capable of doing what I love and maintaining all my other responsibilities. It challenged me to do so because I had to find a balance otherwise I would have crashed beyond repair.
This goes hand in hand with the last point. I don’t think if anyone had ever told me “In the future, you’re going to be working at a magazine and have a job and be married and you will manage it all” that I would have believed them. But thanks to Entity, I really got to test my limits as a person. You can never grow if you are never tested on your abilities. I got to see that I could write more articles than I thought I could. I could work more than I ever though possible for myself. I could find time for my loved ones in between all the work. I feel like I have grown personally in this area. I now know what I am made of and I am grateful for that.
All in all, I learned so much and was challenged so much by this internship. I feel as though I have become a much stronger person for it and I will never let that go.
