Blog #7 Great Week

What a wonderful week! I decided to work over the entire Spring Break. After all, I had no special plans this year so I thought it would be a great opportunity to put in some extra hours, gain more experience, and to overall do something constructive and worthwhile. Consequently, it came as no surprise that last week was much busier than prior weeks. So much happened, but of course unfortunately I'm only limited to a number of words on this blog. Other than the successful conference call, there was one particular day that I would never forget. So it was a long day at work, and my supervisor randomly came up to me and said, “Hey Saffie, you know what, put the papers down, and come with me. We're going for a stroll.” I was like, “ Err....okay sure.” ( A bit confused). So we hopped in her navy blue Subaru and left the school. Come to find out, she wanted me to follow her to run some errands and show me the different facilities and stadiums that were 15-20 minutes away from the school; which I knew existed but had never seen or visited before. I have been to the school's basketball courts for games but not the football stadium or soccer fields. I thought that was very nice of her! I could tell she wanted to reach out to me and find out more about my interests. Because working in the office gets so busy sometimes that my supervisor and I rarely have the time to discuss other things. We went to a place called Russell Field. Russell Field is a huge stadium where different home games for particular sports take place: lacrosse, football, rugby, softball, and baseball. It is one of the most state of the art athletic complexes in the state of Massachusetts. And on our way there, she began asking general questions about my family, and what my plans were after graduation, and how's my time at CRLS so far. As we conversed back and forth, I did the same by asking about her family, her experience as an athletic director, and what her plans were after retirement etc. I felt very appreciated this week. I appreciated the fact that my supervisor took the time out of her busy schedule to get to know me better as not just an intern or a student, but simply a person. Her tips on life lessons were very forthcoming and I will never forget this day.