By Candace Braude
On the morning of my first day of work, in all honesty, I
was a little nervous. I had missed the Action Camp training most other interns
had attended and had to start a week late, and was anxious and ready to meet
fellow interns along with all others with whom I would be working. However, as
soon as I entered the gates of the Planned Parenthood offices, my anxiety
turned into excitement. I was here to work for one of the most renowned and
publicly vocal organizations of our generation. Me. An 18 year old who can
barely keep her closet organized.
The first day at the office was dedicated to getting caught
up. Within six hours, I, along with another intern, Sydney, had learned the
in's and out's of our upcoming summer. Though my brain was absolutely fried,
the anticipation for our work only grew. It's an incredible thing to realize
that regardless of who you are, if you choose to, you can choose to take part
in making a change to this world. And here we were, on our first steps to doing
so.
Truly, the highlight of the day was getting my own desk.
That's just being real.
I'm so enthusiastic about our upcoming summer and can't wait
to get down to business!
