I'm writing this post about a week and a half after the internship wrapped up. I think that I am going to need more time to take in everything that I've experienced during this internship. This internship has taught me a lot about myself and the world at large. Coming into this program I didn't know much about Japantown or the lively community that it holds. Going down to Little Tokyo in LA was a so much fun. I got to see other interns that I've only gotten to speak to over the internet. I am really grateful that i got to meet everyone that I did. The interns that I spent time with, I'm really proud to call them my friends. It's not everyday that you can round up 21 strangers and make them get along. Going up to San Francisco every week to discuss with each other a plethora of different intellectual topics was a really eye opening experience. They pushed me and made me see things from different perspectives. The same thing happened working with the different supervisors. This internship was created an environment that I could learn, and push in ways that I haven't in the twenty years I've been alive.
Moving forward I plan to stay involved with the community. I am working with Ryan Kawamoto to make videos for the Yu Ai Kai website. I will continue to help Duane with the documentation of Japantown. Writing all of this out is making me miss the people that I've gotten the chance to work with over the internship, but to know that they're all making so much amazing progress helps a little. I start school tomorrow, or today; sometime depending on how long it takes me to get this whole wave of ideas out. It's getting close to midnight. I'm definitely not caught up on sleep, but I'm not dreading school. Now that I've had this wonderful summer, I'm a bit nostalgic, but more than anything I am really excited for what's to come.
Thank you so much. I know my life has changed for the better.
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