{"id":1378,"date":"2017-08-04T15:45:43","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T15:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/summerinternships\/?p=1378"},"modified":"2017-09-06T15:01:44","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T15:01:44","slug":"bennette-19-being-comfortable-being-uncomfortable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/summerinternships\/2017\/08\/04\/bennette-19-being-comfortable-being-uncomfortable\/","title":{"rendered":"Bennette ’19 \u201cBeing Comfortable, Being Uncomfortable.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

SaVonne Bennette ’19 Nantucket Bike Tours<\/em> – I feel incredibly grateful for being accepted for the Nantucket Bike Tour (NBT) internship.\u00a0 I have gained small business experience, while developing my character and social skills.\u00a0 Working on these social skills has put me in the position to be the best person I can possibly be.\u00a0 Throughout this summer, I learned more than I ever could have expected. \u00a0From the first week, Joey Lenkey \u201919 and I were able to see how Courtney and Jason Bridges \u201898 are \u201calways on.\u201d\u00a0 Whether that is smiling to every person you walk by on the street, or introducing yourself to the person who made your sandwich.\u00a0 They initiate conversations with the purpose of starting new relationships.<\/p>\n

Here, I learned that no conversation is insignificant.\u00a0 Jason and Courtney challenge us to be more open, and \u201cBecome comfortable with being uncomfortable.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 That is why we practice introducing ourselves to anybody we come across. \u00a0As soon as you learn a persons\u2019 name, a relationship has begun.\u00a0 Before I came to Nantucket I struggled to show my interest in conversations.\u00a0 However, now I have seen the value of active listening.\u00a0 It shows the person you are speaking to that you are engaged, and genuinely interested in what they have to say.<\/p>\n

We were fortunate to have Cole Crouch \u201917 this summer as one of our mentors.\u00a0 Cole was a previous intern for NBT in the summer of 2015.\u00a0 He has been a great resource in helping us grow during this internship.\u00a0 The daily challenges we experience help us develop our emotional intelligence throughout the summer.\u00a0 Bright and early, we start the day off by vocalizing our goals with Cole.\u00a0 Speaking your goals not only improves your motivation but it also holds you accountable.<\/p>\n

To give the best tour possible, we are challenged to connect with each person on our tour.\u00a0 For example, reading the groups body language while also giving a speech allows us to modify the experience for the customer. When we aren\u2019t on a tour, we also spend time in the Handlebar Caf\u00e9, introducing ourselves and building relationships.\u00a0 Every part of the day is used to making the most of opportunities to engage with people.<\/p>\n

Over dinner, which Joey and I have to cook once a week, we discuss our challenges and victories of the day. \u00a0We analyze each other\u2019s challenges, and are not only asked to take constructive criticism, but to give feedback to help us all grow in the future.\u00a0 Giving and receiving feedback on a day-to-day basis will allow me to improve and work well with others.<\/p>\n

This internship has taken away many boundaries for me. \u00a0I am now comfortable enough to go to China after I graduate.\u00a0 This internship has taught me to not fear what I don\u2019t know, but to be open to new experiences. My career goal is international business, so diving head first into their culture would be the best way to become as familiar as possible with the language and people.<\/p>\n

My internship experience is made possible because of Small Business Internship Fund. I am thankful that Wabash College offers opportunities like this because it provides hands-on small business experience.\u00a0 Moreover, I am thankful for career services for all the help and support that they provide Wabash students.\u00a0 This has been a life changing experience that would not have happened otherwise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SaVonne Bennette ’19 Nantucket Bike Tours – I feel incredibly grateful for being accepted for the Nantucket Bike Tour (NBT) internship.\u00a0 I have gained small business experience, while developing my character and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2017-summer-internships","category-small-business-internship-fund-sbif"],"w_featured_image_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/summerinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/summerinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/summerinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/summerinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/72"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/summerinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1378"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/summerinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1497,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/summerinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1378\/revisions\/1497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/summerinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/summerinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/summerinternships\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}