The city teaches life lessons?

 With every week that I’m in New York, time seems to go by even faster. I cannot believe it’s almost July. It has been really hard to take everything in. I’m experiencing so much and everything happens so quickly, but I guess that’s what I get for living in the “City that never sleeps” and the “City that never stops.” The biggest change for me has been the change of pace. I’ve been saying from the beginning… the South is a lot, lot slower. Time is not a diminishing commodity. However, here in the North, time is of the essence. You do not get a chance to slow down or you’ll be run over by a Taxi or in the business world, “You’re Fired!” 

Now most of you that know me, know that I am not a very patient person and I am one to always be 10 minutes early to everything. So naturally I thought I would fit in well in “the City that never sleeps.” I have done well so far keeping up… but what I have really learned is to just enjoy what I am doing. I feel that I’ve taken many things in life for granted because I’m always searching for the next thing, that next step in life. What the city has taught me so far, is that I am 20 years old! I have my entire life to reach that next step and I need to slow down and enjoy what I am doing now. I hate to say that it took me this long and for a “city” to teach me this, but hey, Rome wasn’t built in a day.

This epiphany hit me while I was sitting in Herald Square Park yesterday. I was waiting for some friends to meet me. This was honestly the first time I actually just sat outside and took in my surroundings. I sat there and right in front of me was the Empire State Building. It hit me then that I haven’t even looked around and noticed… I’m in New York City! Since arriving here, I have focused entirely on my internship, and while yes I am mainly here for that, I need to realize… how many people get the opportunity to live in arguably the most famous city in the world for a summer?

Sorry to get all heart-to-heart with you all, but I realized yesterday that this experience isn’t just about my internship preparing me for the future, I am also here to learn many life lessons. Being on my own has made me grow up really fast and realize what is important and what isn’t important. So not only am I taking all I can in about the broadcast field and news, I am learning not to take things for granted and that “the next step” can wait. I am a college student and I need to enjoy this last year I have with my friends and family. I have no idea what the future holds for me… but for now, the future can stay in the future.

XOXO

Kristyn