Oh yea, that's why I did it...

Today's discussion board question for HTM 290-02:

What would you say influenced your decision the most when selecting this internship? Was it the fact that it was paid or unpaid? Was it down to the location? Was it the opportunity itself? Was it the result of positive networking, or do you feel that you took the position simply to fulfill the class requirements?

Yes, I definitely needed to be asked that.

My answer:

I knew I wanted to work on Mackinac Island this summer even before I had decided on my major, or knew I had to do an internship. It was finding the job here, and my desire to work here, that led me to finding the HTM program and deciding that this area was right for me. I had been coming to the island for vacation many times over the years and decided that it would be so cool to work here, live here, and own a hotel here. My aunt actually worked for the Grand Hotel for a couple of years as a night auditor so she helped me get in here. I had applied for almost every hotel on the island months before I was getting ready for an internship. I chose the G**** Hotel because of the fact that it is the G**** Hotel. It is considered the best hotel, it is very up scale, it is the world's largest summer resort and has been named in many lists as one of the best hotels and resorts in the world. So what better name to have on my resume than the G****'s? Even though I am just a hostess at one of their multiple restaurants, I am learning so much just by being here, interacting with the other hotel employees and managers, meeting the owners, and living and experiencing life on an island that is a resort in and of itself. It's been hard, but I am sure I made the right choice.


What I didn't add: 


I now want to flip my HTM major and Business minor to an HTM minor and Business major. Just because I hate how this internship locked me into a job I want to get out of. But that is only part of the reason.

I have never believed in Fate more than now, because of how I found this job, this major, and how it all worked out. 


*I took out part of the name of the hotel to keep things private, though I am sure most people can figure it out. I cannot name the hotel. 

Whoa, we're halfway there...

...whoa-oh, livin' on a prayer! (thanks Bon Jovi)

Halfway done on the Island. Ready to get back to school. But it's funny, now I am actually comfortable here, made more friends, feel less alone. But I still feel useless at my job. I am good at it, obviously, I could train a monkey to do this job. I need something that requires more brain power than that of a peanut. I need a job where I am working with people I feel more comfortable with. Not that the ones I am with are bad, it's just so different for me. Which I guess is a good experience if nothing else.

I have officially decided to change my major. Instead of Hospitality and Tourism Management major and a Business minor, I'm going to be a business major and HTM minor. It might take me an extra year to graduate, but I think I can squeeze it into four years. Whether or not I kill myself trying is a different matter.

This "internship" has done nothing but confuse the shit out of me. It has made me even less sure of what I do want and more sure of what I don't want. I don't want to work in a restaurant ever again. I just don't know what to do. As soon as I've got down what I want and have made a plan something new pops up and I want that.

“I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're going and hook up with them later.” - Mitch Hedberg