The ways in which I handle goodbyes depend on the situation and the next time I will be able to see whomever I am leaving. I also tend to get attached to people easily and then it makes me sad to think about having to leave groups of people and not being able to see those people again. However I think that even though I do not like change very much that, I think I deal with it pretty well considering the amount of change we go though and with having to adapt to a new schedule each semester and adapt to the different ways that professors work. I also tend to be the type of person that does not like to stray from my route or I get thrown off. However in relation to my internship, I think I will miss the importance of the work I was doing and the assistance that I was giving to my co workers. I think that I will also miss my co workers themselves and the discussions about different issues and witty discourse that I had with them. Still I am satisfied with the ways in which I handle goodbyes because I would rather care about people too much than be disconnected from people that I work with. The most difficult thing that I will have with ending this internship is that I am still learning and growing in the ability I have in completing the tasks I am assigned. The relationships that I have been building are getting more comfortable right as I have to leave. The ways in which I can ensure that I leave my internship the way that I want to is by making sure that I leave in a way that those in my office remember me in a positive light. I want to do this in a way in which when they think about they think of a hardworking, loyal person who is an important asset to the team.
I want my co workers to remember me in a positive light because in recent weeks I have decided that if I had the opportunity after graduation I would come back to DC to work in a Representative or Senators Office or even in the office of committee. One of the things that I have learned in DC is that it is important to already have connections with people in the city because people move around to different offices pretty frequently. Besides the fact that coming back to DC would be a lot different without the support system we have had here at ASP, I still think I am adaptable enough to figure things out on my own. Even in the days when I think to myself that I cannot function on my own I think if I was thrown into a situation by myself I would be figure it out. Regardless of what I think about myself I know God will provide for me in the way I need, not in the way I want. In everything in life I need to remember the truth that God cares about me and I need to trust Him regardless of how difficult it is to accept and how frequently I get distracted from it. At the end of my internship, at the end of this semester, at the end of my college career and as I embark on a new journey post graduation, I know that I will need to hold on to God ever stronger as I start to live out my life.-AC

