After I got accepted, there was an orientation for new interns. During the orientation, there were about ten interns. We did icebreaker, learn about the company, went over some guidelines and few activities. Orientation was okay like other orientation would be in my opinion. The next couple of days we had a Zoom Mixer meeting, where everyone in the company gets together, gets to know each other, and do some few activities. I thought this company is small about ten or fifteen people but it was actually about forty. This Mixer meeting I found out that there are people from outside of NY, I meet someone who lives in San Francisco, and I felt because the Mixer meeting was at 11 am eastern time and while San Francisco is 8 am. I’m still trying to learn everyone’s names but I know a few of the departments of the company. Throughout the zoom meeting, it was fun knowing about other people and where they came from and what department they at.

I signed up for a virtual event hosted by Cooper Hewitt, Rebellion in Design: Developing a Blueprint for the Future. Honestly, I signed up for this because their special guest is Virgil Abloh, that was the first thing I saw. But I read the description based on architecture and fashion. Furthermore, it was the processes inherent to both regular overlaps. Designers are frequently faced with practical challenges to translate vision into reality. The event was interesting, learned a new designer named Willi Smith, an African-American designer in the fashion industry. One thing that caught my attention was the obstacles of black designers. Virgil mentioned how in the art/ fashion industry try to put him in the box. In other words not accepting his creativity and they are rules in the art/ fashion industry to do that or this.

Have you ever got that feeling after an interview you asked yourself damn “I should’ve said this” to make yourself more determined? Well, that’s how I felt. I was nervous during the interview because it was a group interview and the last time I had that was in high school. I thought this interview was competing more than five people but turnouts it was two other people. Which brought my nervous down. Throughout the interview went smooth and less nervous but that feeling after the interview hit me. Overthinking if the other two did better than me, did I answer properly, or am I suitable for this internship? We were told that we will hear the response with two or three days. I check my email every ten minutes. Until day three, I saw the email congratulation my reactions was “Let’s go!” and my parents came in like confused as in everything okay. From there I was put in a group chat in Whatsapp and everyone welcomes me. That’s where the new journey begins.

Searching an internships is kinda hard because me personally I’m looking something that is interesting and so far not so much. Maybe I’m not searching the proper way. I did apply several internships to see if I get any interviews but sadly I have to be patient to hear them back. But recently a company that I applied about two weeks ago email me back about my portfolio. I send it and then they told me I got a group interview. Now I’m nervous.