Lack of Sleep

In order to have an internship, complete school work, have some what of a social life, and take a vacation, you must deprive yourself of sleep so that you can get everything done. During the last 7 days I was able to experience a break from all of the hectic work that I've been doing and kind of relax a bit; however, of course I did have those silly midterms and assignments that were given over spring break....weird. But anyway it's back to work at UCYC and it's busier then ever. Things are going to continue to get busy from here til the end of August because of the planning and projects that we are doing in order to get ready for summer. Currently, I am still working on filling summer staff positions and finalizing our staff manual. It has been very difficult to try and build the desired relationships with our incoming summer staff because we are limited in our interaction with them by only being able to conduct phone interviews and corresponde through email; however, it is very important for us to be involved in these people's lives in order to make them feel more comfortable about working here and engaging with all of the youth that will be visiting our facility. Being able to interact with all of these new summer staffers gives me a feeling of self-confidence because I am able to engage with them on both professional and personal levels that allows for the best relationship possible and I am involved in the process that brings them to camp which is amazing. I look forward to the day when I am able to put a name with a face and work with these gifted individuals.