Small towns and shoes: An internship update

As you may remember from earlier last week, I had an interview/meeting with another internship!

I was definitely nervous at first- I got off to a rocky start. But after meeting and talking, the position turned out to be just what I was looking for!

Originally, I was worried that doing an internship linked to another place I had already worked would have made me look like I couldn't find another place to intern. It made me nervous- would I look like too small town with this on my resume?

I asked my mom - guru of all things business - and she told me that actually  the opposite is true. It shows that you were wanted back, which is definitely a good thing.

And if you wanted to get technical... I'm interning for a show instead of the company. So that distinction can help if anyone attempts to peg me with small town syndrome.

Don't knock it til you've tried it....

I also thought that it would just be radio-centered, like the last internship I had been offered. But after meeting the host, it turns out I'll be doing a lot more than just radio work!

Not only do I get to work on a radio show, I also get to work on the website and social media. I might even be able to do some writing!

Needless to say, it's almost like this internship was made for me. I get to do all the things I wanted to do, it's local and it starts immediately!

There's a lesson to be learned here, as always. The shoe could be a perfect fit, but how will you know until you try it on?

If the shoe fits.... 

Have you ever experienced something that turned out to be exactly what you were looking for? Share with me in the comments below!

Stay true to yourself,
Alyson

Quick Confession: Southern is a state of mind

When I first moved to Georgia I was about 7 years old. I had to say goodbye to my yellow room and snowy white winters and was transplanted into the humid, sticky, Atlanta summer of '98.

At first and for a long while, I just hated Georgia. I wondered what all of my friends were doing without me - at the time there was no Facebook and area codes were new. Moving is hard and I didn't make friends easily. I was too mad to branch out.

I stayed mad for a long time. It actually wasn't until I came to Brenau for the first time that I really appreciated the south.

My mother had always wanted to live in Georgia. She had a dream as a child, traveling through the state, of southern romance, Gone With the Wind and clear skies.

Of course, Atlanta has changed since then. But my mother's childhood dream remained. Despite the lack of plantation gowns, she was finally in Georgia.

It turns out, what I needed was a place to plant roots. Sure, I could have escaped back up to Wisconsin when college applications came about. But instead, I stayed. I tried something new.

That's when I discovered Brenau. It was a teeny women's college, tucked away in a small town, where everybody knows your name.

Brenau showed me that there was southern hospitality, if you knew where to look and if you chose to accept it. I found a place that celebrated both it's history and it's progression forward. I found a place where I felt comfortable, where I fit in... where I belonged.

In short, it just felt right.

Now, I love Georgia! It's one of the best places to be- the once-annoying, sticky summers are now balmy and leisurely. The short, snowless winters are now blips of cold in endless sunshine, just long enough to wear boots and coats without getting sick of them.

Perspective counts for a lot. Southern really is a state of mind - as is anything. The question is whether or not you fight it or embrace it.

I think this was from the first time Mother and I went to Nutcracker at the FOX (~1999)

 Needless to say, it's a favorite childhood photo!

Have you ever had to change your perspective on something and ultimately changed your life? How? Share with me in the comments below!

Stay true to yourself (and look for the good in things!),
Alyson