The beginning!

This is my second year in a row that I have not been celebrating New Year’s Eve or New Year.
Why you ask me? The reason is I am either travelling or making preparations to start with
something new. Like last year, I started this year too with an internship in Genesis BCW, a
public relations firm. Unlike last year, I didn’t feel lost and lonely the previous day. Last year
when I had come to this city for the first time, I was absolutely clueless and when I had seen my
parents leaving, the cab taking them away, I felt like the loneliest person on earth standing in
the middle of a crowded street while the rest of the world functioned just fine. This year when I
landed at the airport, all alone, instead of feeling lost I felt independent.
The second day of the year started with me reporting to the office. Being the anxiety-driven
person that I am, I reached almost an hour before the required time. Honestly, I wasn’t very
nervous about how my first day would go but I was a little conscious and alert for sure. Anyway,
after that all four of us met the HR and she made us do all the formal documentation, we were
given our sectors. I was put in Consumer Tech. I was a little skeptical about how the experience
would be for me as I had no idea about the corporate side of brands. As the day advanced, I
was given my tasks for the day and my manager explained them clearly to me. I read about the
brands and what they did, understood what the agency does for them and what are the things
expected from me.
It has been a week now and every day I have learnt something new. I have also discovered
qualities that I never thought I had in me. And most important of all, I am not always scared and
nervous unlike the last time. What a difference can a year make!