TODAY- what an amazing and inspiring day I had! First things first, I am at my new place on 92d and Riverside, so I had to take a different subway this morning to get to work, which requires me to transfer. Before I took the B at 81st and CPW all the way to 30 Rock. Now I have to get on the 1 (which is the express line) which doesn’t run to 30 Rock, so I have to transfer at 59th Columbus Circle and transfer to the B or the D to get down to Rockefeller Center. So my commute is about 7 minutes longer on average. It is snowing here, so much that there are actual drifts on the sidewalk. Now a girl from Boise would definitely have boots for such an occasion to make sure and trudge across like a pro. THIS girl had no boots, but flats, that also had no traction, so I slide my way to the subway and by the time I set foot on dry pavement underground I was leaking water onto it with my soaking wet socks and pants. It was a sight- this was another case to show that I really was not from New York, everyone here has boots for such an event.
By the time I got to 30 Rock, I knew I was in for a busy day. I immediately started prepping questions for our sit down with Matt Lauer tomorrow. He has done so many amazing things with his career and this is my chance to pick his brain, what an amazing opportunity! I spent a lot of time making sure I had very concise, open-ended questions. Next, I was actually conducting an interview today with my favorite producer for the article we have the choice of writing as a part of our internship. I wanted to make sure to emulate the amazing presence she has and how she is just so inspiring, so I had to make sure I structured my interview well enough that I would be able to get a nice flow out of it.
After this, I was assigned to another producer(who I worked with on the work-out segment for infomercials) to log an interview for her with a very “difficult” person. His answers were 3 minutes long, and when you are logging, that is almost ¾ of a page. He also wouldn’t directly answer the question he was asked. It was hardly amusing to listen to him bounce around her questions, but I was so impressed with how she was able to continue pressing him until she finally got her answer.
After this was finished, I got to start on my interview with the producer I chose. This took up most of my afternoon as we spent a lot of time just chatting off the record. It was so amazing how she is just so honest with her answers. We talked a lot about having a spouse and juggling your career and family. One thing she said that really stuck out to me was that she knew when she interned that this was it for her, and she learned over her time as an intern what it would take to work there and how much time she would have to put into her job- so she knew what she was getting into working there. She KNEW what it would take. I see what it will take for me to pursue a career at the Today Show and I questioned if I could move from Idaho with Jason all the way over here. However, after talking to her and she came from California, I know that it can work and you can have what you really want, you just have to sacrifice and work hard and things will happen.
I have been working so hard to get the most out of my experience here, I know that I will only get out of it what I put into it. So I have to put my whole heart into this, all of it so I will know that I put myself completely out there, and will then know where I will want to head after all of this is done and I graduate. Maybe Jason and I will decide to stay in Idaho or go to California or New York, but at least we can make an informed decision as to what will be next. I know he will follow me anywhere and I know that right now my heart is always with him, but this place is so personally fulfilling. It just kicks you down and beats you up, but when you conquer it, when you come up on top and take a breath it is the most exhilarating experience. I cannot describe what it feels like better than that.
Right now I am taking a big breath, and I know that tomorrow I may be back down on the ground, but I know now that I can always come back up for air.
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