The past semester has been enjoyable, especially in my Media Writing class. In this class we have done some assinments that I wasn’t very fond of the first time I heard we were going to do it. But surprisingly I enjoyed it. I have been able to meet some extraordinary people and learn so much about them and their thoughts. They have given me an insight into the real world and what it’s like. And I have been able to improve my social and confidence from doing these assinments.
The first assignment was when I met Christy Beving, she is the professional in the industry I had to interview. She is the owner and founder of Downtown Design. She was so fun to talk to and was very laid back. She was very inspirational and I learned so much from her. She is who I wanted to be, her business owner, and designer. She gave me a lot of pointers and talked to me about working in the industry. I loved talking to her and I respect her so much.
The second person I interviewed and learned from was Liz Erickson. She is the small business owner of Atoley Salon and Spa in downtown Sioux Falls. She was my second choice when my first choice never contacted me back. I was walking back to my car from going into my first-choice cafe for the second. I then emailed her and the next day went into the salon. I got the date and time and was able to go in and interview her. She was so very nice when we started talking. She told me all about her hard work and what she did to get where she is today. If you are looking for a salon then I highly recommend Atoley, it is a great place to go. The atmosphere is beyond any place I have ever been, anyone would enjoy it.
The last professional I had to talk to was for a promotional writing assignment. I had the privilege to talk to Caitlin Moen. She was so very kind and fun to talk to as well. She is the owner of Midnight Spark Permanent Jewelry. She told me how she started and what she wanted to do and achieve with her business. She is very inspirational and passionate about what she is doing and introduced me to a thing that I barely knew about.
If you had told me last year that I would have enjoyed a assignments where I had to go and talk to people to complete it and enjoy it. I would have laughed and said you were crazy. I never thought that I would enjoy anything of the social aspect especially something like this. The college has prepared me for so much more than my degree. It is and has prepared me to be able to talk to professionals comfortably, and I am glad that I am here.