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The past few weeks at the GPCVB have been interesting to say the least. Starting with 2 weeks ago, my manager Lisa was out "sick" for a whole week. She missed my site visit with Sara so I had to do that by myself and I also had to deal with all her emails and calls coming in. After a few days I learned that Lisa wasn't really all that sick, but trying to avoid dealing with a problem that's a result of her overlooking some things. Needless to say after a week of absence and lack of work ethic upon her return, Lisa was let go from the bureau.

So now here I am, in my final few weeks of my internship, and it completely get flipped upside down. Luckily 4 of our groups have just came and gone and now we only have 2 groups, so there wasn't much to worry about. I am between 2 supervisors, the old Housing Manager and the new. This is taught me many lessons. One, pay attention to detail and make no room for mistakes. Two, be flexible to how other people work- everyone has different ways they go about their business. Three, make sure YOUR bases are covered, come to find out I have been very helpful with this transition of positions and this experience was like a test and I passed.

Looking ahead, I see this controversy as a blessing in disguise. I was able to not only prove to my superiors that I am a hard worker, but that I'm dedicated and want to help whenever possible. I have 3 weeks left as an intern and although at the beginning of last week I was nervous of what was to come, I am very happy now and it couldn't have worked out any better.