Goodbye NAC

This is my final blog for NAC (tear). It was such an amazing experience and I couldn't have asked for more. I never would have thought an internship could be fun... but boy, was I wrong. Rick, Shagah, Josh, Anna and Amanda, I love ya'll! This internship wouldn't be the same without you guys in the office with me. Shagah has helped me in so many ways. From the few press releases I did get to write, she definitely helped me create a "voice" or "tone" to use for it now. The critiques she gave me, at first I was irritated, but now I feel like it helped me become a better PR professional than I was before. So thank you!

Rick Fry, what do I say about this guy....probably the best boss to ever work for?...yup. He pulled me into his office numerous times telling me "to make mistakes," and "not to be afraid." At first, I didn't know what that meant, but by the time questions came around about jobs I was assigned, I wasn't at all afraid of messing up. So I thank you! I don't know any boss that encourages mistakes. Mistakes are a learning process, and he is one of the few bosses that gets that.

Josh is pretty awesome too! He works his butt off and doesn't complain. Oh, and spends way too many hours in that office. He was done with his hours like 3 weeks ago, haha. There is no one else I know who deserves Shagah's position when she leaves as a PR Coordinator than Josh. So congratulations!

And Amanda. It's weird to think I wasn't friends with her before I took this internship. I never thought I'd make such a good friend as her when I looked at this experience. I loved being able to click with someone who is in the same shoes as me. I also loved how we evened each other out. When she was good at something I wasn't as strong at, she took over. When I was stronger at something than she was, I would take over. Car pooling, texts, telephone calls, you name it, we did it all, and now I consider a good friend, which is hard to find. It's funny because until about a month ago, we didn't really talk. But once NMF planning started, we just clicked, which was awesome. I love her and will definitely stay friends with her.

In conclusion, this internship has given me confidence to think outside the box as a PR professional. I loved being able to apply the knowledge I was taught inside the classroom and apply to the outside world. I am really glad I got this internship. It's my first but definitely not my last. I love everyone I was working with, which is hard to find. I will definitely stay connected to NAC forever!

We do not have to go into the office for dead week, and last week was a pretty chill week because of how exhausted we were from NMF. We didn't have to go in Monday and Wednesday I was sick, so I came in on Friday from 11-3 but we ended up going to RePUBlic in the city to celebrate our hard work. Rick bought our lunch while we enjoyed each other's company one last time. So again, so long NAC, you will be missed!

The experience of Norman Music Festival

So as you know April 24-25 was the Norman Music Festival. Being apart of something you helped create was an experience in itself. After the meeting we had the week before the festival, I'm not going to lie, I was a little nervous but excited to work on this event. My job was to check in the photographers/media when they walked into Mainsite. At first, I was just "checking in" everyone, doing my job but then after I started getting the hang of it I really started to enjoy meeting all these new people. I loved all the staff who helped me, but I was mainly with Amanda. She was helping me with the check-in. Oh, and to your left is Charles, he's another friend I made while working at Mainsite. Isn't he so cute!

Working with others at the festival really exposed me to new people and connections, while meeting people with the same interest. I was like a greeter telling people where to go while helping out with little things that needed to get done at Mainsite. Meeting the bands and the people involved was a fun experience because I got to feel apart of the festival, not just watching it.

I also got to use the flipcam and record a couple highlights of the festival. I would have done this the entire time, but this became my job after I was done with the first. I got to record an engagement at the Main Stage. It was a fun experience. Front row! Shagah also wanted me to get footage of little things around the festival, so I recorded the crowd going crazy...and a couple dancing to Lupo, pretty funny.

All together, I had a blast. I knew I would, I just didn't know how different it would be as a person working the festival, not just watching it. All the people were amazing and welcoming when I had questions. I met numerous people, exposing me to new internships/networking. Shagah was amazing at her job and helped us out a lot. Rick and Josh prepared us perfectly for the festival as well. I will really miss working with NAC for the next festival and being VIP.

Down below are pictures of the friends I made during the festival. We all had jobs so had to keep ourselves company at Mainsite. They're pretty awesome peeps! I also tried to include some footage from my iphone I caught in action. The engagement was on a flipcam so I couldn't include in my blog. This video is still pretty amazing.

My hours were a little different for the week of the festival (April 19-23)
Mon: 12-2
Wed: 12-3:30
Friday: 11-4
Sun: 10-5 (NMF)