New York New York

I've officially been in New York City for a week now, and have never been so exhausted and so happy at the same time. Although it can be a rough transition from Boston, (which seems like a small village compared to here), I'm adjusting pretty well and loving city life. Despite being surprised every day by just how big this island is, I think NYC is the one place in the world where I actually don't mind getting lost, (which I do often) and wandering aimlessly. Where else can you see the building from the TV show 'Will and Grace' AND Pete Wentz of Fallout Boy, all in one day? Getting lost has never been so fun.

What brought me here, of course, is Northeastern's co-op program. I'll be spending this semester doing a teaching internship at the Dwight School, a private pre-k through 12 school on the Upper West Side. I'm interested in education and/or school psychology, so putting that idea to practice is exciting and telling. I'll be spending the next few months working in the school's high school English dept, and "Quest," which is a tutoring program offered to students with language based learning disabilities. I'll have my own Quest student, who I'll tutor one-on-one 2/3 times per week. I'm also creating study guides and exercises for the Quest students in various subjects, as well as helping out in lesson plan development and some assistant/student teaching in 9th and 10th grade English.

Despite living away from Northeastern I don't feel out of the Husky Community loop. I know a handful of Northeasterners co-oping in the city, and Co-op Connections has been great about keeping in touch with out of state students.

I came to Northeastern because I knew I'd have opportunities like these, and just a week of interning has been fulfilling to say the least. I have a couple more years of college to figure out what I want to do with my life, but this experience will undoubtedly make that process go a bit faster.