Holy Crap: This Just Got Real

I hope all my splendid readers had a wonderful holiday :) I was thankful to spend another Christmas with my wonderful family.  One of my courses this fall was professional development, a class to prep students for internships and graduation.  Through the semester we developed an online portfolio which we would advertise to possible employers.  I put my portfolio together, and I'm really quite proud of it! I've spent my first two and half years of college working to make a resume and portfolio that would grab the attention of the person holding my dream job/internship over my head.  After two and half years of prep it's finally here.  I've spent my break from school writing cover letters and submitting applications for summer internships.  Like you know, I love my major and what the future holds for me and my career path. I was looking up internships before I even started college for pete sake.  A couple weeks ago I submitted my first internship application, and that's when "It" got real.  To experience different aspects of the fashion industry I'm hoping to get accepted to an internship outside of the tri-state area, specifically the west coast.  I've always pictured myself in a big city away from home, but through my time at NDSU I truly fell in love with Fargo, and it's become my comfort zone.  If I were to recieve the position I'd be missing birthday celebrations, holidays, and my friends and family for the summer. I can deal with one summer, but what if this were to turn into something more then a summer internship? This is the light bulb moment of, "holy shit life is real and I can't post pone graduation". I dont know where this post was suppose to go, maybe it was just a motivational pep talk for myself. Whatever it was I hope you enjoyed it, and maybe even inspired you to jump outside of your comfort zone... or maybe it was just a rant about my life ;) If any of your are interested in checking out my portfolio I provided the URL below. Have a great new year! Much love 

http://home-mn.wix.com/katie-braun7