I’m pushing myself. I really haven’t done anything completely foreign or new at RockMelt. So, good, great, move on.
No, I’ve been learning to do those familiar things, better, by doing them in many different (new) ways. Backwards, upside down, at rapid speed, in slow motion, under water or while riding a goose.
I’ve never had to crank out CSS before, but hey–consider it done! I think I’ll be able to tie a neat little bow on the top of this internship. It’s too bad I want to keep that ribbon untied. I still love driving through mountains.
What if the RockMelt was made out of Rice Krispy Treats? I found out. They’re a little cartoon looking but quite tasty. My secret is a core doused in vanilla.
I’m doing a lot of things. So many things. Tonight marks the immediate halfway point through my internship.
It began in a whirlwind and about seven weeks later I found some time to pause and reflect. All I can do is be grateful for this experience, this work, this home, this city and these families. There is a particular point that sticks out in my mind. During our first week, when John and I met for dinner and share a common thought:
This feels right.
I drive this beautiful drive every day.
It was kind of that simple. During that first week, We strolled down Castro street in Mountain View, as if it were the most natural thing to do in the world. Not even a week earlier we were racing and panting to submit final video projects. We were squeezing Capstone presentations into our jam packed calendars. Our mentors were leaving us. The next week? Twirling spaghetti and sipping local California wine overlooking mountains. All that being said, I’ve certainly learned and grown an unbelievable amount already. So what stayed the same?
This still feels right.
But how could I be doing anything else? Remember how long I was New York bound? Then I was gunning my hardest to be in Seoul, or Singapore or travel back to London or even leap over to India. I thought, I might just be chained to Indiana forever. All that being said, how could I have been anywhere else, physically and otherwise, than where I am now?
I think, also, I couldn’t dream up a better design team. Their skills, experiences, backgrounds, senses of humor and working styles all differ and beautifully compliment each other. They’re a small team of patient, helpful, feedbackful, engaged mentors.
But interning at RockMelt is about a lot more than design–which I like. I really love the engineering team, too. They are a a productive, pleasant, enjoyable collaborative team. I’m mostly frustrated that I was taught I’d have to pick fights with them. False! We make things; they make things work!
I commute every day by car, listen to podcasts and cruise through 360 degrees of mountains. I’m getting very spoiled and will hopefully do a better job of enjoying Bloomington’s natural spaces.
Arjun, Elli and Sravi, my roommates, cuddling up and coloring at Dolores Park.
Otherwise I’m spending the rest of my time breathing in every little bit of San Francisco–which is a whole other blog post. Almost every week I discover I know someone else who lives here. It’s just treat after treat. I even met up with three former Indianapolis Star colleagues. It’s always such a pleasure to see my friends from News make the leap. Go team, go! Tonight, I drove up to Twin Peaks. What a piece of magic.
